The Back-Up Plan

The Back-Up Plan

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

Directed by Alan Poul

Produced by Escape Artists, CBS Films

2010106 min6.1 / 10

A lighthearted romantic comedy about a woman pursuing motherhood who unexpectedly finds love, built on warmth, humor, and the optimistic collision of two life plans.

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.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Back-Up Plan one of a kind? No. Less singular than 98% of films.

  • Does The Back-Up Plan end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is The Back-Up Plan easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is The Back-Up Plan violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is The Back-Up Plan sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is The Back-Up Plan scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity3

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise48

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Back-Up Plan

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Back-Up Plan

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Back-Up Plan, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Back-Up Plan, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Back-Up Plan, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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