Second Act (2018)

A big box store worker reinvents her life and her life-story and shows Madison Avenue what street smarts can do.

Director:

Peter Segal

Writers:

Justin Zackham, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas

Stars:

Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Hudgens, Leah Remini

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Lopez	...	Maya
Vanessa Hudgens	...	Zoe
Leah Remini	...	Joan
Treat Williams	...	Anderson Clarke
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Trey
Annaleigh Ashford	...	Hildy Ostrander
Charlyne Yi	...	Ariana
Alan Aisenberg	...	Chase
Freddie Stroma	...	Ron Ebsen
Dave Foley	...	Felix Herman
Larry Miller	...	Weiskopf
Dierdre Friel	...	Big Ant
Lacretta	...	Suzi Teplitsky
Dan Bucatinsky	...	Arthur Coyle
Dalton Harrod	...	Dilly

Storyline

A big box store worker reinvents her life and her life-story and shows Madison Avenue what street smarts can do.

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Plot Keywords:

boyfriend girlfriend relationship | vertigo | two word title | number in title | adopted daughter | 

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Taglines:

Her talent was real. Her resume was not.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some crude sexual references, and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

While Maya and Zoe are looking around the apartment and they look at the photos around the place. Maya later finds out they are Zoe's. The real artist is actually Lee Jeffries.

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Goofs

When in London, it is implied that Zoe is on a number 24 bus. The view from the bus windows is Whitehall (correct), but then changes to the Natural History Museum - which is quite opposite to the 24 bus route.

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Quotes

Maya: Everyday you wake up and have a second chance to do whatever you want, to be whoever you want. The only thing stopping you is you.

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Connections

Referenced in Cheermonger: True Facts: Movies Pass (2019)

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Soundtracks

Next Level
Written by Blake Healy and Daphne Willis
Performed by Daphne Willis
Courtesy of Sony/ATV Music Publishing

User Reviews

How The Heck This Movie Could Get 10 Rating !!

Rating 6.0/10 It is watchable, but the performance of Jennifer Lopez is poor. I don't understand why they rate it 10 ! Are they all paid critics ? What's the point in rating if it is fake ! So disappointing !

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

21 December 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Second Act

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,489,983, 23 December 2018

Gross USA:

$39,282,227

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$72,294,066

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nuyorican Productions, STX Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1