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Because I Said So

  • 20072007
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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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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  • Comedy
  • Romance

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.

IMDb RATING
5.5/10
39K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Michael Lehmann
  • Writers
    • Karen Leigh Hopkins
    • Jessie Nelson
  • Stars
    • Diane Keaton
    • Mandy Moore
    • Gabriel Macht
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Lehmann
  • Writers
    • Karen Leigh Hopkins
    • Jessie Nelson
  • Stars
    • Diane Keaton
    • Mandy Moore
    • Gabriel Macht
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 210User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
    • 26Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:28
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    Photos74

    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)

    Top cast

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

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    Approaching age sixty, Daphne Wilder divorced when she was young, has not dated since, and has raised on her own and has fostered a close, loving relationship with her three daughters, Maggie, Mae and Milly, she now assisting Milly in her successful catering business. Daphne was mother of the bride for a first time at Maggie's wedding, and a second time at Mae's wedding, but she fears there won't be a third and final time for a Milly wedding in insecure Milly attracting only who seem to be the wrong men. Not wanting Milly to turn into another "alone" version of herself at age sixty, Daphne, without telling any of her daughters let alone Milly, decides to take matters into her own hands by placing a personal ad for a potential mate for Milly. Scheduling all seventeen interviews in succession at a restaurant, Daphne finds the ad has attracted one "loser" after another, until she reaches number seventeen, Jason, an architect who is handsome and seems smart, well-bred, successful and forward thinking about his life. The two arrange for Jason to meet Milly by "accident". What Daphne does not anticipate is that there ends up being a number eighteen, Johnny, who witnessed the interviews from the sidelines as the guitarist performing at the restaurant, and while Johnny did approach Daphne in his interest in meeting Milly from what he heard of the interviews, she immediately dismissed him solely because he is a musician and thus irresponsible by nature, much like her ex-husband. In their accidental meetings, Milly embarks on a relationship with both Jason and Johnny concurrently, and upon learning about Johnny in the picture, Daphne starts pushing Jason as the favored one to Milly. Beyond Milly, Jason and Johnny's own thoughts about their two relationships, the two men who know nothing about the other being in Milly's life, a question becomes how Milly eventually learning about the ad, an inevitability, will factor into what happens, not only about Milly's love life but her relationship with her mother. In helping Milly with her love life and only fostered by watching old Gary Cooper movies, Daphne may dredge up latent feelings of romance of her own, it which she may find in the most unlikely of places. —Huggo
    • home movie
    • outdoor wedding reception
    • wedding cake
    • massage
    • playing electric guitar
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • She's just your normal, overprotective, overbearing, over-the-top mother.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, some mature thematic material and partial nudity
    • Parents guide

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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 At the Movies: 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 reviews210

    Review
    Top review
    Because I Said Don't Watch It!
    Michael Lehmann's 'Because I Said So' is a half-baked contrived clichéd romantic comedy wannabe. It focuses on the relationship between a mother (Diane Keaton) and a daughter (Mandy Moore) and how the mother influences her daughter to choose between two guys. Diane Keaton's Daphne Wilder is a caricature. She delivers lines that are textbook formula and pretty much acts out all the clichés of an eccentric manipulative mother. Why on earth did she agree to do such a film? Mandy Moore is surprisingly alright. Tom Everett Scott is miscast and Gabriel Macht too suffers from bad writing and is limited to smiling and crying. Lauren Graham is in 'Gilmore Girl's' Lorelai mode except that here she's a psychologist. I did enjoy her scene with Tony Hale and she does look bewitching. Piper Perabo has no role that can be described in words except that Lehmann probably cast her to show off her body in a bikini. 'Because I Said So' has nothing new to offer and no substance. It does look polished and the sets are quite nice but why waste an hour and a half on that?
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    • Chrysanthepop
    • Feb 4, 2009

    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
      • Vì Mẹ Bảo Thế
    • 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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