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One for the Money (2012)

One for the Money poster
Directed by
Julie Anne Robinson
Genre
crime film, action comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 1,010 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A broke woman becomes a bail enforcement agent to chase down an old high school crush who is also a murder suspect. It follows her messy attempts to bring him in.

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What happens

One for the Money is a 2012 American crime comedy film based on Janet Evanovich's 1994 novel of the same name. Directed by Julie Anne Robinson, the screenplay was written by Liz Brixius, Karen McCullah Lutz, and Kirsten Smith. It stars Katherine Heigl, Jason O'Mara, Debbie Reynolds, John Leguizamo, Daniel Sunjata and Sherri Shepherd. The story revolves around Stephanie Plum, a broke and unemployed woman becoming a bail enforcement agent, going after a former high school crush who both skipped out on his payments and is a murder suspect. The film was in development hell after Columbia and TriStar Pictures had purchased the novel's adaptation rights in 1997. In April 2010, Lionsgate acquired the distribution rights. Produced by Lakeshore and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, principal photography took place in the Ambridge borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. This film was the last theatrical appearance of Debbie Reynolds before her death on December 28, 2016. One for the Money was theatrically released in the United States on January 27, 2012 and was both a critical and commercial failure. The film was panned by critics, with many criticizing the script and Heigl's performance, and grossed just $38.1 million worldwide against a $40 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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