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This Means War

  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
198K
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Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, and Chris Pine in This Means War (2012)
Two CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they both fall in love with the same woman.
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Romantic ComedyActionComedyRomance

CIA agents and best friends Franklin and Tuck discover that they are in love with the same woman. Each of them then decides to win her over by using their own skills.CIA agents and best friends Franklin and Tuck discover that they are in love with the same woman. Each of them then decides to win her over by using their own skills.CIA agents and best friends Franklin and Tuck discover that they are in love with the same woman. Each of them then decides to win her over by using their own skills.

  • Director
    • McG
  • Writers
    • Timothy Dowling
    • Simon Kinberg
    • Marcus Gautesen
  • Stars
    • Reese Witherspoon
    • Chris Pine
    • Tom Hardy
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    198K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,308
    246
    • Director
      • McG
    • Writers
      • Timothy Dowling
      • Simon Kinberg
      • Marcus Gautesen
    • Stars
      • Reese Witherspoon
      • Chris Pine
      • Tom Hardy
    • 327User reviews
    • 245Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

    Videos17

    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:33
    Trailer #1
    "The Camaro Date"
    Clip 1:01
    "The Camaro Date"
    "The Camaro Date"
    Clip 1:01
    "The Camaro Date"
    "The Klimt Date"
    Clip 1:21
    "The Klimt Date"
    "The Paintball Date"
    Clip 1:14
    "The Paintball Date"
    "The Restaurant Fight"
    Clip 1:17
    "The Restaurant Fight"
    "Decision Making Time"
    Clip 0:52
    "Decision Making Time"

    Photos129

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    Reese Witherspoon
    Reese Witherspoon
    • Lauren
    Chris Pine
    Chris Pine
    • FDR Foster
    Tom Hardy
    Tom Hardy
    • Tuck
    Til Schweiger
    Til Schweiger
    • Heinrich
    Chelsea Handler
    Chelsea Handler
    • Trish
    John Paul Ruttan
    John Paul Ruttan
    • Joe
    Abigail Spencer
    Abigail Spencer
    • Katie
    • (as Abigail Leigh Spencer)
    Angela Bassett
    Angela Bassett
    • Collins
    Rosemary Harris
    Rosemary Harris
    • Nana Foster
    George Touliatos
    George Touliatos
    • Grandpa Foster
    Clint Carleton
    • Jonas
    Warren Christie
    Warren Christie
    • Steve
    Leela Savasta
    Leela Savasta
    • Kelly
    Natassia Malthe
    Natassia Malthe
    • Xenia
    Laura Vandervoort
    Laura Vandervoort
    • Britta
    Dominique Brownes
    Dominique Brownes
    • Hong Kong Beauty
    • (as Dominique Bourassa Brownes)
    Paul Wu
    Paul Wu
    • Korean Leader
    Daren A. Herbert
    Daren A. Herbert
    • Agent Bothwick
    • Director
      • McG
    • Writers
      • Timothy Dowling
      • Simon Kinberg
      • Marcus Gautesen
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The skyline city in the opening scene is not Hong Kong, but Shanghai.
    • Goofs
      Tuck's son Joe is missing two of his upper front teeth when meeting with Lauren in the school. In the next scene, Joe is missing two of his lower teeth.
    • Quotes

      Trish: Don't choose the better guy, choose the guy that's gonna make you the better girl.

    • Alternate versions
      US theatrical version was cut for some sex jokes to achieve a more commercial PG-13 rating. International theatrical versions were uncut. However, the cut version was used for home video releases worldwide.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.83 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Shake It, Shake It
      Written by Ted Caplan

    User reviews327

    Featured review

    how dare you treat we viewers like idiots?!

    one of the worst films in 2012. there have many lousy movies released in 2012 so far, but this one sure got on the top 10 worst films of the year. the screenplay writer(s) should be slapped on the face heavily since they just proved to be certified morons in Hollywood. i really don't know why all the guys in Hollywood would use c.i.a. for all such kinda stupid movies. it seems that Hollywood is obsessed with c.i.a., but at the same time they molest c.i.a. anyway they could. the c.i.a. Hollywood style is pure nonsense. the Hollywood c.i.a.female chief in this movie is absolutely a bitch, and those two Hollywood c.i.a. male agents are stupid morons. Witherspoon, my god, she looked so old and ugly, full of wrinkles, but still tried to look like a....eh....teenager? a young woman in the early twenties? the director of this film is also a horrible one who obviously not quite understood the difference between farce and comedy. how come the average score of this horrible movie can still be around 6.5? maybe the producers of this movie really know that the majority of this movie's viewers are indeed morons?
    • rightwingisevil
    • May 3, 2012
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 17, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Japanese
      • Serbian
    • Also known as
      • ¡Esto es guerra!
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Overbrook Entertainment
      • Robert Simonds Productions
      • Dune Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $65,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $54,760,791
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,405,930
      • Feb 19, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $156,491,279
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1
      • 2.39 : 1

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