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45% Tomatometer 190 Reviews 68% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings Faced with deportation to her native Canada, high-powered book editor Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) says she's engaged to marry Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds), her hapless assistant. Andrew agrees to the charade, but imposes a few conditions of his own, including flying to Alaska to meet his eccentric family. With a suspicious immigration official always lurking nearby, Margaret and Andrew must stick to their wedding plan despite numerous mishaps. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds exhibit plenty of chemistry, but they're let down by The Proposal's devotion to formula.

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The Proposal | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online ... I do have to admit that I did laugh a few times. Rated: B Sep 12, 2017 Full Review The Proposal | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review The Proposal | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Perri Nemiroff CinemaBlend Simple and clichéd, yet refreshing. As long as you're hell-bent on seeing a romantic comedy, The Proposal will deliver. Rated: 3/5 Aug 14, 2010 Full Review The Proposal | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review While The Proposal is an enjoyable, funny, and at times endearing movie, it leaves you frustrated with how jealously it conforms to the genre's conventions. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 4, 2023 Full Review The Proposal | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies ...The Proposal remains a funny comedy. Jan 2, 2022 Full Review The Proposal | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Jason Best Movie Talk The movie is so formulaic that you'll need a pretty high tolerance for rom-com foolery for The Proposal to be to your taste. Nov 22, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bearded H Great movie, the story is very interesting and the characters just work well together. There is also some weird stuff in the movie that I thought was interesting. Great movie with a great cast. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/12/24 Full Review Tia M The writing, in terms of witty dialogue, I thought was alright and quite funny actually, and the plot had potential, and the actors are good actors generally. But I did not get any feeling of chemistry from the acting or the characters. Ryan Reynolds was well-suited in his role but Sandra Bullock, though usually an amazing actress, was not film for this character, this film, or even this genre. The comedy aspect was decent. The romance was lost. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/07/24 Full Review Palle Holm P Solid feelgood comedy Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/07/24 Full Review P B It's wonderful. Perfectly cast, the storyline is hearty and wholesome, and it is hilariously executed from start to finish. The film snobs can go jump in an Alaskan lake - as romcoms go, this is right up there at the top. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/24 Full Review Jack L Charismatic leads and a fun premise are slightly dulled down by typical rom-com tropes but this film remains an enjoyable experience Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Huggy B Thin storyline, suspect direction but wonderful locations. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Anne Fletcher Director Sandra Bullock Margaret Tate Ryan Reynolds Andrew Paxton Mary Steenburgen Grace Paxton Craig T. Nelson Joe Paxton Betty White Grandma Annie
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Synopsis Faced with deportation to her native Canada, high-powered book editor Margaret Tate (Sandra Bullock) says she's engaged to marry Andrew Paxton (Ryan Reynolds), her hapless assistant. Andrew agrees to the charade, but imposes a few conditions of his own, including flying to Alaska to meet his eccentric family. With a suspicious immigration official always lurking nearby, Margaret and Andrew must stick to their wedding plan despite numerous mishaps.

Director
Anne Fletcher

Producer
David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman

Screenwriter
Peter Chiarelli

Distributor
Walt Disney

Production Co
Mandeville Films, Kurtzman/Orci, Touchstone Pictures

Rating
PG-13 (Nudity|Language|Sexual Content)

Genre
Romance, Comedy

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 19, 2009, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014

Box Office (Gross USA)
$163.9M

Runtime
1h 48m
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