Life as We Know It

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Life as We Know It

PG-13

2010

1h 53m

Romance

Comedy

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After a disastrous first date, the only things Holly Berenson and Eric Messer have in common are mutual dislike and their love for their goddaughter, Sophie. When they unexpectedly become her caretakers, Holly and Eric have to put aside their differences and learn to work together for the sake of the child. Juggling competing career and social commitments, Holly and Eric look for common ground while living under the same roof.

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Critics Consensus

Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel make a charming couple with plenty of chemistry, but that isn't enough to make up for Life as We Know It's formulaic plot and poorly written script.

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Katherine Don

Bitch Media

01/09/2021

Where Baby Boom gave hope, Life as We Know It brings despair.

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

10/21/2010

2.5/5

Despite the film's initial overloading of suburban stereotypes, the easy gags about promiscuity, baby vomit and nappy changing gradually give way to a pretty decent, if strictly formulaic, yarn about commitment and unexpected life changes.

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

10/20/2010

Pure Hollywood corn, saccharine and sour by turns.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

07/20/2025

2/5

There are two kinds of formula going on in "Life As We Know It." The one for babies and the one for scripts.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

07/15/2022

The film is so pleasant, in the end the director and stories capability surprise, as it flirts with something truly serious. [Full review in Spanish]

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/29/2020

3/10

The comedy is mediocre, the progression of events are predictably contrived, and the character designs are generic.

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Pauline W

@Paulwall Jul 8

Trite. There is no chemistry between the leads and far more chemistry between the female protagonist and the doctor but why let chemistry get in the way of a trite and overly predictable script. It could have funny were it not so poorly written or had there been a twist in the end. Such awful stuff. Avoid.

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Apr 2

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Jerod S

@jeroduptown Jan 14

Complete nonsense from a social work perspective, Life As We Know It is still a warming kind of "kid bringing us together" flick. Hiegl before she got a bad wrap.

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Jenny H

@RT37652521 04/14/2025

This is my all time favourite film! Seen it so many times now and thought it was about time I left a review on here, especially as I’ve just seen how many not so good ones it has! Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel are fantastic actors and this movie brings a bit of everything- romance, sadness, laughter.

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Michael S

@RT01071574 01/22/2025

I found this to be a very enjoyable movie. Made me both laugh and cry. May not be everyone's "cup of tea", but I really don't get the extremely negative ratings given by some folks.

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Dawson P

@RT10653751 01/07/2025

Every single moment of this movie made me want to jump off a bridge. Barely got through this garbage.

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Synopsis

After a disastrous first date, the only things Holly Berenson and Eric Messer have in common are mutual dislike and their love for their goddaughter, Sophie. When they unexpectedly become her caretakers, Holly and Eric have to put aside their differences and learn to work together for the sake of the child. Juggling competing career and social commitments, Holly and Eric look for common ground while living under the same roof.

Director: Greg Berlanti
Producer: Barry Josephson, Paul Brooks
Screenwriter: Ian Deitchman, Kristin Rusk Robinson
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Gold Circle Films, Josephson Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Material|Language|Some Drug Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 8, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $53.4M
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS