Knocked Up
A slacker and a career-driven woman accidentally conceive a child after a one-night stand. As they try to make the relationship work, they must navigate the challenges of parenthood and their differences in lifestyle and maturity.
Critics Sentiment
Alison gives birth and they start new life together
Ben and Alison fight and break up dramatically
The film drops significantly during the relationship breakdown and Pete subplot before recovering strongly with Ben's transformation and the birth sequence.
Knocked Up starts strong with effective character introductions and chemistry between leads, maintains solid momentum through the pregnancy discovery and relationship building. The film stumbles during the dramatic conflicts and subplots in the middle act but recovers with genuine heart in Ben's character growth and the emotionally satisfying birth sequence.
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Seth Rogen
Ben Stone
Katherine Heigl
Alison Scott
Paul Rudd
Pete
Leslie Mann
Debbie
Jason Segel
Jason
Jay Baruchel
Jay
Jonah Hill
Jonah
Martin Starr
Martin
Lo Mutuc
Jodi
Iris Apatow
Charlotte
Maude Apatow
Sadie
Joanna Kerns
Alison's Mom
Harold Ramis
Ben's Dad
Alan Tudyk
Jack
Kristen Wiig
Jill
Bill Hader
Brent
Ken Jeong
Dr. Kuni
Craig Robinson
Club Doorman
Tim Bagley
Dr. Pellagrino
Loudon Wainwright III
Dr. Howard
Crew
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