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What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)

What to Expect When You're Expecting poster
Directed by
Kirk Jones
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1,863 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Five couples go through the ups and downs of becoming parents. The movie follows their different experiences with pregnancy and the baby stage.

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What happens

What to Expect When You're Expecting is a 2012 American romantic comedy film directed by Kirk Jones and distributed by Lionsgate. It was written by Shauna Cross and Heather Hach and is based on Heidi Murkoff's 1984 pregnancy guide of the same name. Its story follows the lives of five couples as their lives are turned upside down by the difficulties and surprises of parenthood. It stars Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker, Ben Falcone, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock and Rodrigo Santoro. The film was released on May 18, 2012, and grossed $84 million worldwide while receiving mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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