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Because I Said So

  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
39K
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POPULARITY
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Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore in Because I Said So (2007)
A meddling mother tries to set her daughter up with the right man so her kid won't follow in her footsteps.
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A meddling mother tries to set her daughter up with the right man so her kid won't follow in her footsteps.A meddling mother tries to set her daughter up with the right man so her kid won't follow in her footsteps.A meddling mother tries to set her daughter up with the right man so her kid won't follow in her footsteps.

  • Director
    • Michael Lehmann
  • Writers
    • Karen Leigh Hopkins
    • Jessie Nelson
  • Stars
    • Diane Keaton
    • Mandy Moore
    • Gabriel Macht
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    39K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,978
    82
    • Director
      • Michael Lehmann
    • Writers
      • Karen Leigh Hopkins
      • Jessie Nelson
    • Stars
      • Diane Keaton
      • Mandy Moore
      • Gabriel Macht
    • 211User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
    • 26Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos8

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:28
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    Because I Said So Scene: Milly Meets Johnny
    Clip 1:19
    Watch Because I Said So Scene: Milly Meets Johnny
    Because I Said So Scene: Milly And Daphane Notice A Guy At A Wedding
    Clip 0:51
    Watch Because I Said So Scene: Milly And Daphane Notice A Guy At A Wedding
    Because I Said So Scene: The Sisters Discuss Jason
    Clip 0:45
    Watch Because I Said So Scene: The Sisters Discuss Jason
    Because I Said So Scene: Milly Tells Daphne It Is Not Too Late
    Clip 0:44
    Watch Because I Said So Scene: Milly Tells Daphne It Is Not Too Late
    Because I Said So Scene: Jason Makes A Toast
    Clip 0:43
    Watch Because I Said So Scene: Jason Makes A Toast
    Because I Said So Scene: Daphne Explains How Hard It Is To Be A Mother
    Clip 0:48
    Watch Because I Said So Scene: Daphne Explains How Hard It Is To Be A Mother
    Because I Said So Scene: Daphne Stops By Milly's Before Her Date
    Clip 0:49
    Watch Because I Said So Scene: Daphne Stops By Milly's Before Her Date

    Photos80

    Diane Keaton, Piper Perabo, Lauren Graham, and Mandy Moore in Because I Said So (2007)
    Diane Keaton in Because I Said So (2007)
    Diane Keaton, Piper Perabo, Lauren Graham, and Mandy Moore in Because I Said So (2007)
    Lauren Graham in Because I Said So (2007)
    Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore in Because I Said So (2007)
    Diane Keaton and Gabriel Macht in Because I Said So (2007)
    Tom Everett Scott in Because I Said So (2007)
    Diane Keaton and Stephen Collins in Because I Said So (2007)
    Diane Keaton, Piper Perabo, Lauren Graham, and Mandy Moore in Because I Said So (2007)
    Mandy Moore and Tom Everett Scott in Because I Said So (2007)
    Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore in Because I Said So (2007)
    Piper Perabo, Lauren Graham, and Mandy Moore in Because I Said So (2007)

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    Diane Keaton
    Diane Keaton
    • Daphne Wilder
    Mandy Moore
    Mandy Moore
    • Milly Wilder
    Gabriel Macht
    Gabriel Macht
    • Johnny
    Tom Everett Scott
    Tom Everett Scott
    • Jason
    Lauren Graham
    Lauren Graham
    • Maggie
    Piper Perabo
    Piper Perabo
    • Mae
    Stephen Collins
    Stephen Collins
    • Joe
    Ty Panitz
    Ty Panitz
    • Lionel
    Matt Champagne
    Matt Champagne
    • Eli
    Colin Ferguson
    Colin Ferguson
    • Derek
    Tony Hale
    Tony Hale
    • Stuart
    Sophina Brown
    Sophina Brown
    • Milly's Staff #1…
    Karen Leigh Hopkins
    Karen Leigh Hopkins
    • Milly's Staff #2…
    Emily Maisano
    • Milly's Staff #3
    Gerald Downey
    Gerald Downey
    • Cousin Dougy's Friend
    Ingrid Sanai Buron
    Ingrid Sanai Buron
    • Singing Bride
    Jennifer Bolton Lee
    • Daphne's Masseuse
    • (as Satya Lee)
    Alexis Rhee
    Alexis Rhee
    • Maggie's Masseuse
    • Director
      • Michael Lehmann
    • Writers
      • Karen Leigh Hopkins
      • Jessie Nelson
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The names of the daughters, Maggie (Lauren Graham), Milly (Mandy Moore), and Mae (Piper Perabo), come from an e.e. cummings poem that starts "Maggie and Milly and Molly and May went to the beach to play one day." A student in Johnny's guitar class is named Molly.
    • Goofs
      Several times Milly puts her hands into an oven without oven mitts. When she takes her hands out she is wearing oven mitts.
    • Quotes

      [from trailer]

      Daphne Wilder: God couldn't be everywhere so that is why he invented mothers.

      Maggie: What? That was on a Hallmark card we gave you

    • Alternate versions
      In the Italian version, Milly and Jason are learning French instead of Italian.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Norbit/Factory Girl/The Astronaut Farmer/Because I Said So/The Situation (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Yes, My Darling Daughter
      Written by Jack Lawrence

      Performed by Sandie Shaw

      Courtesy of EMI Records

      Under license from EMI Film & TV Music

    User reviews211

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    Featured review
    5/10
    love the actresses but
    Daphne Wilder (Diane Keaton) happily marries off her two older daughters, Maggie (Lauren Graham) and Mae (Piper Perabo). Sadly her romantically-challenged youngest daughter Milly (Mandy Moore) is giving up. Daphne takes matters into her own hands and interviews men from the internet. She decides on entrepreneur Jason (Tom Everett Scott) and schemes to get them together. Musician Johnny (Gabriel Macht) witnesses the interviews and sets off to meet her himself. Milly ends up dating both men.

    This is rather disappointing. I love every one of these actresses. The movie piles on a bunch of rom-com stuff. Bits of it seems fine but most of this is bad. It is bad writing. Keaton is doing some silly slapstick stuff. Moore is rather bland. Perabo doesn't get much screen time. Graham has some limited fun with Tony Hale. The two guys are pretty and possibly in the wrong roles. Macht can play the hard driven businessman better and Scott is the more artistic type. It's a lot of useless fluff that don't come together substantively.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Italy)
      • Official site (Russia)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Naughty or Nice
    • Filming locations
      • Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Gold Circle Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $42,674,040
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,122,865
      • Feb 4, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $69,485,490
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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