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MONEY
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Mid-budget at $52M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
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Valentine's Day
"A love story. More or less."
2010 2h 5m EN
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5.9
MID
★5.9TMDB · 3,222
ComedyRomance
Synopsis
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Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.
“A love story. More or less.”
Cast
Jessica Alba
Morley Clarkson
Kathy Bates
Susan
Jessica Biel
Kara Monahan
Bradley Cooper
Holden
Eric Dane
Sean Jackson
Patrick Dempsey
Harrison Copeland
Héctor Elizondo
Edgar
Jamie Foxx
Kelvin Moore
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Garry Marshall
- Writers
- Abby Kohn, Katherine Fugate, Marc Silverstein
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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MONEY
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Made its money back 4.2× over at the box office.
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ERA
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Released 16 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Garry Marshall, shot by Charles Minsky. 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 John Debney. 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 Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Jessica Alba and Kathy Bates and Jessica Biel carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "A love story. More or less.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Garry Marshall directs. Charles Minsky behind the camera. John Debney scores. Bruce Green cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Mid-budget at $52M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
- 2Made its money back 4.2× over at the box office.
- 3Released 16 years ago.
- 4Directed by Garry Marshall, shot by Charles Minsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Jessica Alba and Kathy Bates and Jessica Biel carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "A love story. More or less.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0817230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 12 themes, including "holiday", "married couple", "florist", "kiss".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Charles Minsky
- Original score
- John Debney
- Editing
- Bruce Green
- Production design
- Albert Brenner
- Costume design
- Gary Jones
- Makeup / hair
- Tracey Levy
- VFX supervisor
- Mohummed Yusef
- Sound
- Doug Hemphill
- Stunt coordinator
- Charlie Brewer
- Runtime
- 125 min · 2h 5m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $52,000,000
- Box office
- $216,528,528
- Return
- 416% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Also by
Garry Marshall
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- KA
Karz Entertainment
US
- RI
Rice Films
Key crew
- Supervising Sound EditorMark Mangini
- Set DesignerMasako Masuda
- Set Decoration BuyerKathy Orlando
- Costume DesignGary Jones
- Makeup ArtistTracey Levy
- Sound Re-Recording MixerDoug Hemphill
- Visual Effects SupervisorMohummed Yusef
- Makeup ArtistJaneen Schreyer
- Makeup ArtistNicki Ledermann
- Sound Effects EditorRichard L. Anderson
- Visual Effects ProducerLauren Ritchie
- Set DecorationK.C. Fox
- Set DresserMichael Timman
- Sound Re-Recording MixerReagan Mendoza
- Set DesignerBruce West
- Sound Re-Recording MixerJohn Jay Martyn
- Makeup Department HeadDeborah La Mia Denaver
- Set DesignerTimothy M. Earls
- Sound Effects EditorMike Chock
- Set DresserMike Peritz
- Sound EditorEzra Dweck
- Art DirectionAdrian Gorton
- Set CostumerRosa Lopez
- Sound Re-Recording MixerRon Bartlett
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- holiday
- married couple
- florist
- kiss
- romcom
- single
- los angeles, california
- valentine's day
- multiple storylines
- duringcreditsstinger
- interlinked stories
- a single day
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2010-02-11PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- День Святого ВалентинаRU
- Idas e Vindas do AmorBR
- 缘满情人节CN
- 情人節快樂TW
- Día de los EnamoradosMX
- Historias de San ValentínES
- Historias de San ValentínSV
- Dia dos NamoradosPT
- Na svätého ValentínaSK
