The Ugly Truth

"The battle of the sexes is on."

2009 1h 36m EN

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6.5

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14%

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6.4

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★6.5TMDB · 3,860🥫14%Rotten Tomatoes●28Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 240,925

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.

“The battle of the sexes is on.”

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Cast

Katherine Heigl
Abby Richter
Gerard Butler
Mike Chadway
Eric Winter
Colin Anderson
Nick Searcy
Stuart
Bree Turner
Joy
John Michael Higgins
Larry Freeman
Kevin Connolly
Jim Ryan
Cheryl Hines
Georgia Bordeney

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Luketic
Writers: Nicole Eastman, Karen McCullah, Jonathan Woods
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 8.5× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Luketic, shot by Russell Carpenter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Aaron Zigman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lisa Zeno Churgin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler and Eric Winter carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The battle of the sexes is on.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1142988 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Luketic directs. Russell Carpenter behind the camera. Aaron Zigman scores. Lisa Zeno Churgin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 8.5× over at the box office.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Directed by Robert Luketic, shot by Russell Carpenter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Aaron Zigman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Lisa Zeno Churgin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler and Eric Winter carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The battle of the sexes is on.".
8IMDB entry: tt1142988 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "surgeon", "sexism", "romcom", "romance".

The technical file

Cinematography: Russell Carpenter
Original score: Aaron Zigman
Editing: Lisa Zeno Churgin
Production design: Missy Stewart
Costume design: Betsy Heimann
Makeup / hair: Corinna Woodcock
VFX supervisor: James McQuaide
Sound: Steve Pederson
Stunt coordinator: Randy James Beckman
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $38,000,000
Box office: $321,700,000
Return: 847% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Ugly Truth (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes: 14% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 28/100
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 · 240,925 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

3 wins & 5 nominations total

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Kamurai2020-08-14
★ 6/10
Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. It feels like this is after all the uproar with Katherine Heigl ("27 Dresses") and she was trying to come back with a smile on her face, but she took the role because it gave her the opportunity to act the awful person she was accused of being. Gerard Butler ("Bounty Hunter") acts up a storm to keep up with her, with both equally playing off each of wonderfully. I can't tell the better actor here because Gerard is clearly acting, but he might be acting a character that is acting eccentrically, but I'm still aware regardless of how good it is, versus Katherine who is so natural and seamless that you don't realize she's acting until she over acts per the character following another character's prompts badly. It doesn't make for the best movie, but it sure is interesting. And I'm sure if you can look past all that, then you can appreciate this veil metaphor of the sexes and a very well written story. Nothing about this is fantastic, but it's a solidly good romantic comedy.
ricoazzurro2023-04-05
★ 4/10
Butler's movies are not hard to watch at all. And hello Izzie.