The Back-up Plan | |
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Directed by | Alan Poul |
Screenplay by | Kate Angelo |
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Cinematography | Xavier Pérez Grobet |
Edited by | Priscilla Nedd-Friendly |
Music by | Stephen Trask |
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Distributed by | CBS Films (United States) Sony Pictures Releasing International (International)[1][2] |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $35 million[3] |
Box office | $77.5 million[4] |
The Back-up Plan (previously known as Plan B) is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Alan Poul, starring Jennifer Lopez and Alex O'Loughlin.[5] The film follows a woman who aims to be a single mother through planned pregnancy, but soon falls in love with a man who wants to father her unborn children. It was released theatrically in the United States on April 23, 2010, by CBS Films.[6] The Back-up Plan garnered negative reviews from critics, who praised Lopez's performance but criticized the generic script. It was a box-office success, grossing $77.5 million against a production budget of $35 million.