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The Accidental Husband (2008)

The Accidental Husband poster
Directed by
Griffin Dunne
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 604 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A fireman finds out his fiancee broke up with him after listening to a radio dating expert. He decides to get revenge on the expert by hacking her computer and making it look like they are married.

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What happens

The Accidental Husband is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Griffin Dunne and starring Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth, Isabella Rossellini, and Sam Shepard. The film was written by Mimi Hare, Clare Naylor and Bonnie Sikowitz, and was produced by Jennifer Todd, Jason Blum, and Uma Thurman. The story follows a New York City fireman Patrick Sullivan who initially seeks revenge against the popular dating expert Dr. Emma Lloyd for her role in ending his engagement with his fiancée, but they inadvertently discover an unexpected, mutual attraction. The film was theatrically released in the United Kingdom in 2008, but was released direct-to-DVD in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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