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This Means War (2012)

PG_13 97 min  -  Comedy | Action | Romance  -   17 February 2012 (USA)
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Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.

Director:

McG

Writers:

Timothy Dowling (screenplay), Simon Kinberg (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Reese Witherspoon ...
Chris Pine ...
Tom Hardy ...
Til Schweiger ...
Chelsea Handler ...
John Paul Ruttan ...
Joe
Abigail Spencer ...
Katie (as Abigail Leigh Spencer)
Angela Bassett ...
Rosemary Harris ...
Nana Foster
George Touliatos ...
Grandpa Foster
Clint Carleton ...
Jonas
Warren Christie ...
Steve
Leela Savasta ...
Kelly
Natassia Malthe ...
Xenia
Laura Vandervoort ...
Britta
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Storyline

Two CIA agents, Tuck and Frank who are also best friends, have been benched because someone's after them. Tuck is divorced with a son whom he's not close to and Frank is a ladies man. Tuck decides to try and find someone so he places his profile on a dating website. Lauren, a woman also looking for a guy sees tuck's profile and goes with him. She later bumps into Frank and he hits on her and she goes out with him. she's intrigued by both of them. When they learn that they're dating the same girl, they agree to let her choose. But both can't help but use their skills to keep tabs on her and each other. And also sabotage each others dates with her. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Dating | Best Friend | Dart | Sushi Bar | Spy  | See more »

Taglines:

It's SPY against SPY.

Genres:

Comedy | Action | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexual content (original rating) See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

¡Esto es guerra! See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$65,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$17,405,930 (USA) (19 February 2012) (3189 Screens)

Gross:

$54,586,784 (USA) (13 May 2012)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby  | Dolby Digital  | Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Chris Pine's character talks about watching a CHiPs marathon on TV. In real life his father, Robert Pine, starred on CHiPs. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In final scenes at the end of the bridge, police van is parked parallel with the guardrail, with one ambulance also parallel and one diagonal. (As it zooms out, camera and crew visible on bottom of screen) When the scene changes to aerial shot of bridge, police van is diagonally parked, the two ambulances are parked in an improbable T-shape, with on of the ambulances' doors facing off the bridge. See more »

Quotes

Lauren: Oh, I think I'm going to hell
Trish: Don't worry. If you're going to hell, I'll just come pick you up.
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Connections

References Rope (1948) See more »