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The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

The Five-Year Engagement poster
Directed by
Nicholas Stoller
Genre
comedy drama, romantic comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 04m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 1,418 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A couple gets engaged but keeps postponing their wedding due to life events. Their relationship gets tested as careers and circumstances pull them in different directions.

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What happens

The Five-Year Engagement is a 2012 American romantic comedy film written, directed, and produced by Nicholas Stoller. Produced with Judd Apatow and Rodney Rothman, it is co-written by Jason Segel, who also stars in the film with Emily Blunt as a couple whose relationship becomes strained when their engagement is continually extended. The film was released in North America on April 27, 2012. Critical reviews were mostly favorable, while earning $54.2 million in worldwide box office against a $30 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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