The Five-Year Engagement
A comedy about the journey between popping the question and tying the knot.
2012 | 124m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Nicholas Stoller |
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| Writer: | Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller |
| Staring: |
| Exactly one year after Tom meets Violet, he surprises her with a wedding ring. By all accounts, Tom and Violet are destined for their happily ever after. However, this engaged couple just keep getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 27, 2012 |
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| Director: | Nicholas Stoller |
| Writer: | Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | san francisco, california, restaurant, chase, offer, engagement, love, psychologist, wedding, proposal, chef, ceremony, englishwoman, ring, unemployed |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, dentsu, Relativity Media, Apatow Productions, Stoller Global Solutions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $54,169,363
Budget: $30,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jason Segel | Tom Solomon |
| Emily Blunt | Violet Barnes |
| Rhys Ifans | Winton Childs |
| Chris Pratt | Alex Eilhauer |
| Alison Brie | Suzie Barnes |
| Jacki Weaver | Sylvia Dickerson-Barnes |
| Jim Piddock | George Barnes |
| David Paymer | Pete Solomon |
| Mimi Kennedy | Carol Solomon |
| Mindy Kaling | Vaneetha |
| Kevin Hart | Doug |
| Brian Posehn | Tarquin |
| Chris Parnell | Bill |
| Lauren Weedman | Chef Sally |
| Tracee Chimo | Margaret |
| Adam Campbell | Gideon |
| Dakota Johnson | Audrey |
| Randall Park | Ming |
| Jane Carr | Grandma Katherine |
| Clement von Franckenstein | Grandpa Baba |
| Michael Ensign | Grandpa Harold |
| Madge Levinson | Grandma Leonora |
| Zoe Niemkiewicz | Vanessa Barnes-Eilhauer |
| Rocky Rector | Randy |
| Laurie Brown | Professor Walch |
| Nicholas Delbanco | Professor Delbanco |
| Penelope Stoller | Little Violet |
| Chris Newman | Used Car Lot Guy |
| Murray Miller | SF Wedding Barn Manager |
| Eileen Grubba | Botanical Garden Manager |
| Mark Rademacher | Priest |
| Kevin Yon | Rabbi |
| Heather Mathieson | Female Justice of the Peace |
| Kumail Nanjiani | Pakistani Chef |
| Gina Ragnone | Ashley |
| Stephanie Faracy | Florist |
| Aaron Lustig | Michigan Rabbi |
| Tim Heidecker | Negotiating Chef |
| Molly Shannon | Onion Chef |
| AnnaCorey | Jill Wedding Attendee (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John B. Josselyn | Art Direction |
| Peck Prior | Editor |
| William Kerr | Editor |
| Emilie Cockels | Hairstylist |
| Jennifer Tremont | Hairstylist |
| Marc Fishman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sarah Sprague | Production Coordinator |
| Michael Spatola | Prop Maker |
| Amy Snell | Rigging Grip |
| Justin N. Lang | Set Designer |
| Jessica Albertson | Key Set Costumer |
| Boyd Bossler | Prop Maker |
| Alison Fisher | Dialogue Editor |
| Gregg Horvath | First Assistant Camera |
| Chris Ritter | Rigging Gaffer |
| Mark Larranaga | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Mark Karavite | Steadicam Operator |
| Scott Zuckerberg | Rigging Grip |
| Jeanne McCarthy | Casting |
| Leesa Evans | Costume Design |
| Sophie Neudorfer | Set Decoration |
| Elizabeth Cortez | Key Hair Stylist |
| Tammy Fearing | ADR Editor |
| Nina Paskowitz | Hair Department Head |
| Scott M. Davids | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Keith Wandrei | Dolly Grip |
| Ariel Gold | Costume Supervisor |
| Andrew Adams | Boom Operator |
| Tommy Daguanno | Dolly Grip |
| Douglas Womack | Construction Coordinator |
| Glen Wilson | Still Photographer |
| Lee Gilmore | Sound Effects Editor |
| Adam Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| John Wendling | Best Boy Electric |
| Sean T. Kelly | Key Grip |
| Leo Corey Castellano | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Ken Segal | Sound Mixer |
| Adam Kogelman | Rigging Grip |
| Mia Daaja | Hairstylist |
| Maggie Fung | Key Makeup Artist |
| Larry Kemp | ADR Supervisor |
| Christopher TJ McGuire | Camera Operator |
| Cynthia Bond | Tailor |
| Michael J. Moore | First Assistant Director |
| Louis DiCesare | Gaffer |
| Curtis Collins | Location Manager |
| James Matheny | Dialogue Editor |
| Carl Sealove | Music Editor |
| Andrea Pino | Makeup Artist |
| Eric Rhodes | Greensman |
| Brenda Lopez | Script Supervisor |
| Emily Streetz | Assistant Editor |
| Erick Donaldson | Set Designer |
| Kenneth Marsten | First Assistant Editor |
| Sean Mannion | Property Master |
| Seth Kleinberg | Visual Effects Producer |
| Lisa Rodgers | Post Production Supervisor |
| Hilary Bristoll | Art Department Coordinator |
| Joe Schiff | ADR Editor |
| Omar Sabeh | Lighting Technician |
| Mike Sunga | Leadman |
| Kate Abraham | Seamstress |
| Jonathan Karp | Music Editor |
| Charles John Bukey | Key Grip |
| Tim O'Dea | Gaffer |
| Brian Scott Olds | First Assistant Editor |
| Kris Ravetto | Makeup Artist |
| Mitch Rosin | Assistant Editor |
| Garrett Lowe | Scenic Artist |
| Jason Segel | Screenplay |
| Nicholas Stoller | Director, Screenplay |
| Julie Berghoff | Production Design |
| Michael Andrews | Original Music Composer |
| Javier Aguirresarobe | Director of Photography |
| Peter Robb-King | Makeup Department Head |
| George H. Anderson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Joe Bucaro III | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director |
| Bob Corff | Dialect Coach |
| Angela Higley | Set Production Assistant |
| Angela Higley | Set Production Assistant |
| Hilario Gonzalez | Grip |
| Hilario Gonzalez | Grip |
| Hilario Gonzalez | Grip |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard Vane | Executive Producer |
| Judd Apatow | Producer |
| Rodney Rothman | Producer |
| Nicholas Stoller | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 27 | 36 | 18 |
| 2024 | 6 | 22 | 40 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 10 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 9 | 891 | 891 |
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend for rom com fans. This is a fine movie, but it is probably one of the most depressing romantic comedies I've ever seen. This is a stacked cast with Emily Blunt and Jason Segal carrying most of the movie, with Chris Pratt and Alison Br ... ie giving a significant support. From the title alone, you can suppose a fair bit of life creating adversity as one person in a relationship often sacrifices for another, but ideally in even terms. Part of the reason this is depressing is that it's a real "slice of life" film. Fortunately there were good comedic actors and writers that worked on this and added a significant amount of humor to this to make it watchable. It does feel like it drags on for quite a while at points, and thinking back on it, the highlight for it was Alison Brie, which is always a bad sign for a movie that a pretty face was one of the more interesting things. There is plenty of life lessons and social commentary built into it, but unless you're a big fan of romantic comedies in general, I'm not sure how much you're going to get out of this.