The Back-Up Plan

Name: The Back-Up Plan
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2010-04-23
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin, Michaela Watkins, Eric Christian Olsen, Anthony Anderson

2010·Movie·PG-13·106 min·★ 6.1(1,490)

Comedy Romance More English titles

“Fall in love, get married, have a baby. Not necessarily in that order.”

When Zoe tires of looking for Mr. Right, she decides to have a baby on her own. But on the day she's artificially inseminated, she meets Stan, who seems to be just who she's been searching for all her life. Now, Zoe has to figure out how to make her two life's dreams fit with each other.

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About The Back-Up Plan

The Back-Up Plan is a 2010 English-language comedy and romance film directed by Alan Poul. The cast is led by Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin, Michaela Watkins. It has a runtime of 1h 46m. Viewers rate it 6.1/10 across 1500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Starz Apple TV Channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel.

The Back-Up Plan was produced by Escape Artists and CBS Films and made in United States of America. It was released on April 23, 2010, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $35 million, it went on to gross $77 million worldwide.

Director: Alan Poul
Writers: Kate Angelo
Release date: April 23, 2010
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $35 million
Box office: $77 million
Production: Escape Artists, CBS Films

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The Back-Up Plan cast & crew

The Back-Up Plan was directed by Alan Poul and written by Kate Angelo.

The cast features Jennifer Lopez as Zoe, Alex O'Loughlin as Stan, Michaela Watkins as Mona, Eric Christian Olsen as Clive, Anthony Anderson as Playground Dad, and Noureen DeWulf as Daphne.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Stephen Trask, cinematography is by Xavier Grobet, and it was produced by Todd Black and Jason Blumenthal.

Is The Back-Up Plan worth watching?

The Back-Up Plan holds an audience score of 6.1/10 from 1,490 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 46m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and romance, The Back-Up Plan is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Back-Up Plan

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