The Five-Year Engagement

"A comedy about the journey between popping the question and tying the knot."

2012 2h 4m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 1,443

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“A comedy about the journey between popping the question and tying the knot.”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nicholas Stoller
Writers: Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nicholas Stoller, shot by Javier Aguirresarobe. 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 Michael Andrews. 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 William Kerr 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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Jason Segel and Emily Blunt and Rhys Ifans carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A comedy about the journey between popping the question and tying the knot.".

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IMDB entry: tt1195478 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Nicholas Stoller directs. Javier Aguirresarobe behind the camera. Michael Andrews scores. William Kerr cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 14 years ago.
2Directed by Nicholas Stoller, shot by Javier Aguirresarobe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Michael Andrews. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor William Kerr shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jason Segel and Emily Blunt and Rhys Ifans carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A comedy about the journey between popping the question and tying the knot.".
7IMDB entry: tt1195478 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 14 themes, including "chase", "san francisco, california", "restaurant", "engagement".

The technical file

Cinematography: Javier Aguirresarobe
Original score: Michael Andrews
Editing: William Kerr
Production design: Julie Berghoff
Costume design: Leesa Evans
Makeup / hair: Leo Corey Castellano
VFX supervisor: Scott M. Davids
Sound: Marc Fishman
Stunt coordinator: Joe Bucaro III
Runtime: 124 min · 2h 4m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $30,000,000
Box office: $54,169,363
Return: 181% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

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Kamurai2021-01-15
★ 5/10
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 Brie 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.

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