It's Complicated (2009)

When attending their son's college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship...but the complicated fact is they're divorced and he's remarried.

Director:

Nancy Meyers

Writer:

Nancy Meyers

Stars:

Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Meryl Streep	...	Jane Adler
Steve Martin	...	Adam Schaffer
Alec Baldwin	...	Jake Adler
John Krasinski	...	Harley
Lake Bell	...	Agness Adler
Mary Kay Place	...	Joanne
Rita Wilson	...	Trisha
Alexandra Wentworth	...	Diane
Hunter Parrish	...	Luke Adler
Zoe Kazan	...	Gabby Adler
Caitlin FitzGerald	...	Lauren Adler
Emjay Anthony	...	Pedro Adler
Nora Dunn	...	Sally
Bruce Altman	...	Ted
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Peter

Storyline

During his son's college graduation, Jane hooks up with her ex-husband, Jake, who's married to a younger woman. As if being your ex's mistress isn't tough enough, Jane also finds herself drawn to Adam, a smitten architect.

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Plot Keywords:

graduation | affair | divorce | hook up | architect | 

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Taglines:

Divorced... with benefits.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some drug content and sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Spain]

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

25 December 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Nancy Meyers Project

Filming Locations:

714 West Potrero Road, Hidden Valley, Westlake Village, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$85,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,098,659 (UK) (8 January 2010)

Gross:

$112,703,470 (USA) (26 March 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Waverly Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alec Baldwin said on the Late Show with David Letterman that a body double was used for his nude scene.

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Goofs

When Jane makes "croque monsieur" for Adam in her kitchen, she takes the pan of the sandwiches out of the oven twice.

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Quotes

Adam: Here comes your ex-husband. Uh-oh, not the best time to be feeling groovy!

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Connections

Referenced in The Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.82 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Love That Girl"
Written by Robert C. Ozuna (as Robert Ozuna) and Raphael Saadiq
Performed by Raphael Saadiq
Courtesy of Columbia Records and the Columbia/Epic Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Good movie, worth watching.

From time to time Hollywood comes up with a surprise product and this movie is one of those surprises. This movie was actually good. It had an actual STORY. The movie is a comedy but has its serious moments too. Meryl Streep was great, Steve Martin was toned down in a support role, but the real star is Alex Baldwin whose presence props up this movie and transforms it into a good if not great cinematic work. As much as the director tries to make this movie a Meryl Streep vehicle, Mr. Baldwin steals the show. This has to be his best movie in years, maybe in his entire career. He is a combination of amusing, charming, and serious and whenever the movie starts dragging a "dose" of Mr. Baldwin is enough to get it back on track. What a wonderful performance by an excellent actor. Parts of the movie are hilarious, such as the bedroom scene with Ms. Streep, Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Martin (it's not what you think it is) but generally the humor tends to be at the level of chuckles instead of guffaws. Good movie, worth watching.