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Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Language:
English
Running time:
2:13:46
Partner rating:
R
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Paul Rudd Pete
  2. Leslie Mann Debbie
  3. John Lithgow
  4. Megan Fox Desi
  5. Maude Apatow Sadie
  6. Iris Apatow Charlotte
  7. Chris O'Dowd Ronnie
  8. Jason Segel Jason
  9. Melissa McCarthy Catherine
  10. Albert Brooks Larry
  11. Lena Dunham
  12. Annie Mumolo
  13. Robert Smigel
  14. Charlyne Yi
  15. Lisa Darr
  16. Michael Ian Black
  17. Graham Parker
  18. Billy Joe Armstrong
  19. Ryan Lee Joseph

Directors

  1. Judd Apatow

Producers

  1. Judd Apatow
  2. Clayton Townsend
  3. Barry Mendel

Writers

  1. Judd Apatow

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This Is 40

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Judd Apatow's This Is 40 stars Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann star as Pete and Debbie, the same married couple they played in Apatow's Knocked Up. As the movie opens, Debbie is turning 40 but tells everybody she's younger. She runs a small, boutique clothing store that's breaking even financially, while Pete manages a retro-minded indie-music label that's under serious financial strain just as they are trying to launch a new album by Graham Parker.... Judd Apatow's This Is 40 stars Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann star as Pete and Debbie, the same married couple they played in Apatow's Knocked Up. As the movie opens, Debbie is turning 40 but tells everybody she's younger. She runs a small, boutique clothing store that's breaking even financially, while Pete manages a retro-minded indie-music label that's under serious financial strain just as they are trying to launch a new album by Graham Parker. Their money troubles are compounded by Pete's dad Larry (Albert Brooks), who continually hits up his son for cash because he has toddler triplets after an overly successful fertilization treatment with his younger second wife. Debbie has daddy issues as well. Her father (John Lithgow), an emotionally cold, highly successful surgeon, seems to want no part of his daughter's life, even though they meet for lunch occasionally after not talking to each other for a lengthy period of time. All of these people, along with Debbie's trainer, Pete's employees, and salesgirls from Debbie's boutique, arrive at the couple's beautiful home for a birthday party where all the familial wounds are opened.

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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

52%Tomatometer score: 52% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    David Sexton, This is London It's a sitcom, then, with no real story or structure. – Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph Every scene feels like an airbrushed composite of dozens of rambling takes, and 133 minutes is drainingly long for a story this sitcom-slight. – Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK] This is terrifically assured work from Judd Apatow. And most importantly, funny. – Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    Anton Bitel, Film4 Middle-aged, middle-class and, if we're frank, a little middling and 'medium soft', the uneven This Is 40 indulges its flabby excess of subplots, but is redeemed by some genuine belly laughs. – Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Cath Clarke, Time Out However irritating 'This Is 40' is at times, there's a warmth that wins you over, and an honesty about families. – Full review External link
  6. Negative review
    Jim Schembri, 3AW More aptly known as "This is 40 Minutes Too Long", Judd Apatow's comic attempt at a bitter-sweet comic dissertation about middle-age falls flat. – Full review External link

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