What to Expect When You're Expecting
It's too late to pull out now.
2012 | 110m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Kirk Jones |
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| Writer: | Heidi Murkoff, Heather Hach, Shauna Cross |
| Staring: |
| Challenges of impending parenthood turn the lives of five couples upside down. Two celebrities are unprepared for the surprise demands of pregnancy; hormones wreak havoc on a baby-crazy author, while her husband tries not to be outdone by his father, who's expecting twins with his young trophy wife; a photographer's husband isn't sure about his wife's adoption plans; a one-time hook-up results in a surprise pregnancy for rival food-truck owners. | |
| Release Date: | May 17, 2012 |
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| Director: | Kirk Jones |
| Writer: | Heidi Murkoff, Heather Hach, Shauna Cross |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | dancer, adoption, older man younger woman relationship, pregnant wife, giving birth, international adoption, childbirth, baby store, pregnancy, doctor, expectant father, open air cinema, celebrity panel, baby shower, freelance photographer, married couple, one-night stand, tv show in film, expecting twins, breastfeeding, joy, celebrity trainer, based on novel or book, baby carriage, advertising, vomiting, food truck, new house, celebrity judges, photographer, dance competition, pregnant woman, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, newborn baby, father son relationship, daddy group |
| Production Companies | Alcon Entertainment, Lionsgate, Phoenix Pictures, What to Expect Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $79,700,000
Budget: $40,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jennifer Lopez | Holly |
| Chace Crawford | Marco |
| Anna Kendrick | Rosie Brennan |
| Cameron Diaz | Jules Baxter |
| Elizabeth Banks | Wendy Cooper |
| Brooklyn Decker | Skyler Cooper |
| Matthew Morrison | Evan Webber |
| Rodrigo Santoro | Alex |
| Ben Falcone | Gary Cooper |
| Dennis Quaid | Ramsey Cooper |
| Chris Rock | Vic |
| Rob Huebel | Gabe |
| Thomas Lennon | Craig |
| Amir Talai | Patel |
| Rebel Wilson | Janice |
| Joe Manganiello | Davis |
| Wendi McLendon-Covey | Kara |
| Kim Fields | Social Worker |
| Genesis Rodriguez | Courtney |
| Megan Mullally | Herself |
| Mimi Gianopulos | Molly |
| Cheryl | Herself |
| Tyce Diorio | Tyce Diorio |
| Taboo | Taboo |
| Dwyane Wade | Dwyane Wade |
| Whitney Port | Whitney Port |
| Taylor Kowalski | J. J. |
| Jesse Burch | Hutch Davidson |
| Julie Ivey | Convention Attendee |
| Kate Kneeland | Hotel Doctor |
| Aerli Austen | Female Co-worker |
| Bree Dawn Shannon | Holly's Client |
| Kelley Hinman | Ramsey's Friend |
| Jon Stafford | Ramsey's Friend |
| Rhoda Griffis | Convention Organiser |
| Elizabeth Becka | Agency Official |
| Catherine Dyer | Adoption Mom |
| Brian Bascle | Adoption Dad |
| Sharon Conley | Jules' Obstetrician |
| Eric Mendenhall | Wendy's Doctor |
| Maria Howell | Jules' Doctor |
| Sharon Gee | Skylar's Doctor |
| Scott Poythress | Anesthesiologist |
| Nico Ward | Jules' Nurse |
| Cynthia Evans | Wendy's Nurse |
| Pam Smith | Skylar's Nurse |
| Jimi Kocina | Lab Tech |
| Jasmine Kaur | Nurse |
| Valerie Payton | Hospital Receptionist |
| Andrew Laws | Photographer |
| Richard Mitchell | Steakhouse Waiter |
| Jessie Ward | Cute Girl |
| Hannah Kasulka | Pretty Girl |
| Wilbur Fitzgerald | Elderly Swimmer |
| J. Todd Smith | Interpreter |
| Africa Miranda | Adina |
| Matt Lintz | Disruptive Kid |
| Emily Chandler Westergreen | Young Pregnant Wife |
| David Thwaites | Ad Guy |
| Veronica Yung | Food Truck Girl |
| Steve Coulter | Rosie's Doctor |
| Adam Baaklini | BBQ Waiter |
| Chelsea Cardwell | BBQ Waitress |
| Catherine Barrow | BBQ Waitress |
| Bart Hansard | Marco's Boss |
| Megan Hayes | Convention Attendee |
| Judi Blair | Hot Girl #1 (uncredited) |
| Jordan Blair Mangold Brown | Girl in Park (uncredited) |
| Jeff Chase | Golfer #2 (uncredited) |
| Cait Johnson | Skylar's Friend |
| Yvette Tucker | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Marie Zwick | Real Estate Wife (uncredited) |
| Macsen Lintz | Young Boy |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Kimberly Helms Stewart | Casting Assistant |
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Lisa Rodgers | Post Production Supervisor |
| David Witz | Unit Production Manager |
| Benjamin Forrest Davis | Music |
| Michael Berenbaum | Editor |
| Karen Patch | Costume Designer, Costume Design |
| Mark Edward Wright | Visual Effects Editor |
| Leigh Clarke | Line Producer |
| James F. Truesdale | Art Direction |
| Cheryl Eatock | Production Manager |
| Skye Stolnitz | Production Supervisor |
| Michael Gowen | Art Department Coordinator |
| Rafael Fleming | Casting Associate |
| Erin Toner | Casting Associate |
| Ryan Schaetzle | Location Manager |
| Andrew Dorfman | Supervising Music Editor |
| Gert Uys | Pilot |
| Lisa C. Satriano | First Assistant Director |
| Donna Sloan | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Michael L. Sale | Additional Editing |
| Zacharias Foppe | Casting Associate |
| Stuart Cardwell | Location Scout |
| P.J. Bloom | Music Supervisor |
| Tanya Noel Hill | Music Editor |
| Elaine Butler | Script Supervisor |
| Heidi Murkoff | Book |
| Lyda Blank | Second Assistant Director |
| David Moritz | Additional Editing |
| Kirk Jones | Director |
| Heather Hach | Screenplay |
| Shauna Cross | Screenplay |
| Xavier Grobet | Director of Photography |
| Deborah Aquila | Casting |
| Tricia Wood | Casting |
| Andrew Laws | Production Design |
| Monika Petrillo | Script Supervisor |
| Camille Friend | Hairstylist |
| Halina Siwolop | Set Decoration |
| Sean Ryan Jennings | Set Designer |
| John Houlihan | Music Supervisor |
| Mark Mothersbaugh | Original Music Composer |
| Glenn T. Morgan | Foley Editor |
| Cindy J. Williams | Makeup Department Head |
| Clinton Wayne | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mark Bakshi | Executive Producer |
| Matthew Janzen | Co-Producer |
| Jim Miller | Executive Producer |
| Heidi Murkoff | Executive Producer |
| Arnold Messer | Producer |
| Louis Phillips | Co-Producer |
| Doug McKay | Co-Producer |
| Erik Murkoff | Executive Producer |
| Alan Nevins | Executive Producer |
| David Thwaites | Producer |
| Allison Shearmur | Executive Producer |
| Mike Medavoy | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 27 | 38 | 16 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 32 | 67 | 13 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 24 | 33 | 18 |
| 2025 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
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Kamurai
4.0
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend unless you're pregnant (or part of a couple with pregnancy). It's one of those movies where it is 4-5 stories that barely (if at all) overlap, but have some thematic connection to one another. I honestly think it's a great way to us ... e celebrities to comprehensively cover the contents of the book of the same name. This is (clearly) targeted at pregnant women and expecting parents, and I think it does a good job of that. I don't think it does as great a job creating a decent narrative for general audiences.
Jun 23, 2021