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The Back-Up Plan

The Back-Up Plan

Fall in love, get married, have a baby. Not necessarily in that order.

20106.11h 46m

Overview

When Zoe tires of looking for Mr. Right, she decides to have a baby on her own. But on the day she's artificially inseminated, she meets Stan, who seems to be just who she's been searching for all her life. Now, Zoe has to figure out how to make her two life's dreams fit with each other.

Directed by Alan Poul
Written by Kate Angelo
Produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch
Box OfficeBudget: $35.0MRevenue: $77.5M

Top Cast

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

Zoe

Alex O'Loughlin

Alex O'Loughlin

Stan

Michaela Watkins

Michaela Watkins

Mona

Eric Christian Olsen

Eric Christian Olsen

Clive

Anthony Anderson

Anthony Anderson

Playground Dad

Noureen DeWulf

Noureen DeWulf

Daphne

Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy

Carol

Tom Bosley

Tom Bosley

Arthur

Maribeth Monroe

Maribeth Monroe

Lori

Danneel Ackles

Danneel Ackles

Olivia

Themes & Keywords

pregnancykissromcomsperm bankdoctorsingle motherartificial inseminationmotherhoodduringcreditsstinger

About The Back-Up Plan

The Back-Up Plan is a comedy, romance film released in 2010 exploring themes of pregnancy, kiss, romcom, sperm bank, doctor, single mother. Directed by Alan Poul, it stars Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin, Michaela Watkins. When Zoe tires of looking for Mr. Right, she decides to have a baby on her own. But on the day she's artificially inseminated, she meets Stan, who seems to be just who she's been searching for all her life. Now, Zoe has to figure out how to make her two life's dreams fit with each other.

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