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6.5A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.
Cast
- Katherine Heigl as Abby Richter
- Gerard Butler as Mike Chadway
- Eric Winter as Colin Anderson
- Nick Searcy as Stuart
- Bree Turner as Joy
- John Michael Higgins as Larry Freeman
Themes
- surgeon
- sexism
- romcom
- romance
- television producer
- morning show
- relationship
- sex toy
- valentine's day
- misogyny
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
240,925 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
14%
Metacritic
28/100
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Robert Luketic
- Screenplay by
- Nicole Eastman, Karen McCullah Lutz , Kirsten Smith
- Story by
- Nicole Eastman
- Produced by
- Tom Rosenberg , Gary Lucchesi , Steven Reuther , Kimberly di Bonaventura, Deborah Jelin Newmyer
- Starring
- Katherine Heigl , Gerard Butler , Eric Winter , John Michael Higgins , Nick Searcy , Kevin Connolly , Cheryl Hines
- Cinematography
- Russell Carpenter
- Edited by
- Lisa Zeno Churgin
- Music by
- Aaron Zigman
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures , Relativity Media , Lakeshore Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- July 24, 2009 ( 2009-07-24 )
- Running time
- 96 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $38 million
- Box office
- $205 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Ugly Truth is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Nicole Eastman, Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler.
Polar opposites, producer Abby Richter and sexist TV presenter Mike Chadway must work together on his misogynistic morning show segment on modern relationships, resulting in unexpected chemistry between them.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Ugly Truth” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.