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Life as We Know It

  • 20102010
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel in Life as We Know It (2010)
Two single adults become caregivers to a baby girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident.
Play trailer2:33
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ComedyDramaRomance
Two single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident.Two single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident.Two single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
134K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,768
162
    • Greg Berlanti
    • Ian Deitchman
    • Kristin Rusk Robinson
  • Stars
    • Katherine Heigl
    • Josh Duhamel
    • Josh Lucas
    • Greg Berlanti
    • Ian Deitchman
    • Kristin Rusk Robinson
  • Stars
    • Katherine Heigl
    • Josh Duhamel
    • Josh Lucas
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 125User reviews
    • 141Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Videos3

    Life As We Know It: Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:33
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    "This is Sophie, and her nanny, Walter."
    Clip 1:38
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    Life As We Know It
    Promo 1:32
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    Photos65

    Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Brooke Clagett, Brynn Clagett, and Alexis Clagett in Life as We Know It (2010)
    Katherine Heigl, Greg Berlanti, and Josh Duhamel in Life as We Know It (2010)
    Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Brooke Clagett, Brynn Clagett, and Alexis Clagett in Life as We Know It (2010)
    Josh Duhamel in Life as We Know It (2010)
    Katherine Heigl, Greg Berlanti, and Josh Duhamel in Life as We Know It (2010)
    Katherine Heigl, Brooke Clagett, Brynn Clagett, and Alexis Clagett in Life as We Know It (2010)
    Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel in Life as We Know It (2010)
    Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel in Life as We Know It (2010)
    Josh Lucas in Life as We Know It (2010)
    Josh Duhamel, Brooke Clagett, Brynn Clagett, and Alexis Clagett in Life as We Know It (2010)
    Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Christina Hendricks, Hayes MacArthur, Brooke Clagett, Brynn Clagett, and Alexis Clagett in Life as We Know It (2010)
    Katherine Heigl, Josh Lucas, Brooke Clagett, Brynn Clagett, and Alexis Clagett in Life as We Know It (2010)

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    Katherine Heigl
    Katherine Heigl
    • Holly Berenson
    Josh Duhamel
    Josh Duhamel
    • Eric Messer
    Josh Lucas
    Josh Lucas
    • Sam
    Alexis Clagett
    • Sophie
    Brynn Clagett
    • Sophie
    Brooke Clagett
    • Sophie
    Hayes MacArthur
    Hayes MacArthur
    • Peter Novak
    Christina Hendricks
    Christina Hendricks
    • Alison Novak
    Sarah Burns
    Sarah Burns
    • Janine Groff
    Jessica St. Clair
    Jessica St. Clair
    • Beth
    Brooke Liddell
    Brooke Liddell
    • Older Sophie
    Kiley Liddell
    Kiley Liddell
    • Older Sophie
    Britt Flatmo
    Britt Flatmo
    • Amy
    Rob Huebel
    Rob Huebel
    • Ted
    Melissa McCarthy
    Melissa McCarthy
    • DeeDee
    DeRay Davis
    DeRay Davis
    • Lonnie
    Kumail Nanjiani
    Kumail Nanjiani
    • Simon
    Andy Daly
    Andy Daly
    • Scott
    • (as Andrew Daly)
      • Greg Berlanti
      • Ian Deitchman
      • Kristin Rusk Robinson
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    • Trivia
      Katherine Heigl campaigned to have Josh Duhamel cast as her co-star after the studio expressed doubts about his comedic ability.
    • Goofs
      When Holly feeds Sophie for the first time Sophie rejects the food which looks like pureed carrots. They get all over her face. When Sophie starts eating the snack put down by Messer her face is clean.
    • Quotes

      Eric Messer: Having somebody help you doesn't mean that you fail, it just means that you're not in it alone.

    • Connections
      Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Katherine Heigl/Daniel Dae Kim/Runner, Runner (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      You Know I'm No Good
      Written and Performed by Amy Winehouse

      Courtesy of Universal-Island Records Ltd.

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews125

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    7/10
    Well Done and Actually Funny
    After their first date Holly Berenson(Heigl) and Eric Messer (Duhamel) don't like each other. They have friends in common and those friends die in a car accident and leave their daughter, Sophie, to both Holly and Eric (call him Messer) who are the God-Parents. Now, the games begin

    This will start off sad, then it will be okay and funny in many places, and then later on a little sad again; then surprise, surprise, okay again. You were looking for a happy ending, weren't you? I thought so, but it takes some doing to get there. It's all in the telling. And, this is told quite well. And, to have Josh Duhmel and Katherine Heigl portray the God-Parents, well it just doesn't get any better. I think they are terrific actors and their chemistry was excellent.

    I said the sad thing because it is sad and tragic when friends die and then leave a 1-yr old baby with others. And, like it or not, I am sure things like this have happened. Maybe the title should have been LIFE AS IT CAN HAPPEN.

    So Holly and Eric (wants to be called Messer) are thrown into instant parenthood and go through those trials and tribulations just as if they were married and had their own kid. Well, almost. Many parents will see themselves in here.

    As far as the comedy goes, it was very good and I got a lot of laughs throughout starting with the first diaper change. Yes, that's always a good starter duty for new parents. The audience patiently waits for that one.

    Violence: No. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: Not really, but Heigl does mouth an F-bomb. You don't hear it and she turns away quickly so you don't see all.
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    • bob-rutzel-1
    • Mar 6, 2011

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    • Release date
      • October 8, 2010 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
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      • Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. - 1050 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Josephson Entertainment
      • Gold Circle Films
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
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    • 1 hour 54 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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