The Back-Up Plan (2010)

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

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.

Released: 2010-04-23
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Runtime: 1h 46m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 1,512 votes

Directed by Alan Poul.

Top cast

Jennifer Lopez as Zoe
Alex O'Loughlin as Stan
Michaela Watkins as Mona
Eric Christian Olsen as Clive
Anthony Anderson as Playground Dad
Noureen DeWulf as Daphne
Melissa McCarthy as Carol
Tom Bosley as Arthur
Maribeth Monroe as Lori
Danneel Ackles as Olivia

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Back-Up Plan

United States: stream on Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel; watch free on Hoopla, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
India: rent on Amazon Video
Canada: rent on CosmoGo; buy on CosmoGo
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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