The Wedding Planner

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The Wedding Planner

PG-13

2001

1h 42m

Romance

Comedy

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While celebrating her newest and most lucrative account -- the wedding of Internet tycoon Fran Donnelly (Bridgette Wilson-Sampras) -- Mary (Jennifer Lopez) is rescued from a near-fatal collision with a runaway dumpster by handsome pediatrician Steve Edison (Matthew McConaughey). After spending the most enchanting evening of their lives together, Mary thinks she's finally found a reason to believe in love. What she doesn't know is that cupid and her career are about to collide head-on.

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Critics Consensus

Instead of being light and charming, this romantic comedy is heavy-handed and contrived in its execution. Also, it's too unoriginal.

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Anne Cohen

Refinery29

10/29/2020

From the very first scene, in which she comforts a distraught father by handing him a Valium from her trusty catch-all kit all while juggling three or four other minor crises, Lopez fills the screen.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/29/2010

2/5

Disappointing would-be romantic comedy with innuendo.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

01/31/2001

C

Suffers particularly in inevitable comparison with My Best Friend's Wedding.

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Daniel Barnes

Dare Daniel

03/18/2022

1/5

A vehicle seemingly designed to seep all the appeal out of stars Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey.

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

03/26/2010

2/4

Not so much a movie than just another tool in the entertainment-world-domination plot concocted by the burgeoning, big-butt-blessed multimedia phenomenon nicknamed J. Lo.

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

08/07/2008

2/5

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Brianna G

@briZen 2d

Dang. I used to love this film 20-some years ago when it came out. Watching it now with grown up eyes, it’s not very good. Eddy is a d-bag. Engaged and flirting shamelessly, “Maybe I was just being a guy” with Mary? Not to mention the way he talks to her, the way she fawns over him just for paying attention to her… the misogyny of the film is so thick it’s hard to see through. Mary, a single, boring, miserable woman looking for love (despite having an incredibly successful career), and Eddy, the engaged but still shopping successful doctor. It’s just frustrating seeing this spooned to the masses when we know single women are among the happiest demographic there is. My rose colored glasses are off. And it’s just not a good film.

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Carli B.

@carliburchett May 19

Matthew McConaughey? yes.

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Ester E

@RT99118900 Oct 26

Rewatching the movie just made me regret the hour and minutes I wasted watching this trash movie, I never liked the aspect of cheating. The movie is just straight up horrible

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Noel L

@RT15930389 Oct 3

The plot was cliche, the jokes have aged badly, and the acting could have used a tune up

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Jim W

@RT17581290 Aug 6

Love this movie. Great romantic movie.

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Jenna G.

@jgthefilmstudent 07/22/2025

There are several things wrong with this movie, none of them are Justin Chambers. The biggest one is the absolute hypocrisy from Lopez’s character. Your last serious relationship ended because you caught him cheating RIGHT before the wedding, and you don’t immediately draw back once you find out your dance partner is engaged??? Nope. Lost the sympathy I might’ve been able to stir up.

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Synopsis

While celebrating her newest and most lucrative account -- the wedding of Internet tycoon Fran Donnelly (Bridgette Wilson-Sampras) -- Mary (Jennifer Lopez) is rescued from a near-fatal collision with a runaway dumpster by handsome pediatrician Steve Edison (Matthew McConaughey). After spending the most enchanting evening of their lives together, Mary thinks she's finally found a reason to believe in love. What she doesn't know is that cupid and her career are about to collide head-on.

Director: Adam Shankman
Producer: Gigi Pritzker, Deborah Del Prete
Screenwriter: Pamela Falk, Michael Ellis
Distributor: Pacifica Film Distribution, Intermedia Films, Columbia Pictures, Palace Films
Production Co: Sony Pictures Television, Prufrock Pictures, Tapestry Films, Columbia Pictures, Intermedia Films, Dee Gee Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Humor|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 26, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $60.4M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)