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The Ugly Truth (2009)

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Gerard Butler, Katherine Heigl, Eric Winter

Abby Richter is a romantically challenged morning show producer whose search for Mr. Perfect has left her hopelessly single. She's in for a rude awakening when her bosses team her with Mike Chadway, a hardcore TV personality who promises to spill the ugly truth on what makes men and women tick.

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R, 1 hr. 36 min.
Directed by: Robert Luketic
Release Date: Jul 24, 2009
DVD Release Date: Nov 10, 2009

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8 hours ago
Not as much of a chick flick as you might think, damn funny!
9 hours ago
Too predictable, like most romantic comedies, but funny.
10 hours ago
Cute - glad I didn't pay to see it. A bit crass in areas.

Why oh why can they not just let Gerard Butler speak in his regular (fabulous) accent?

Also Katherine Heigl should have just stuck to Grey's Anatomy -- all these romantic comedy roles she c... (read more)
10 hours ago
I love Gerard Butler, but this movie was horrible.
12 hours ago
funiest movie you will see lol

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115 days ago
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
In the age of neurotic screen hygiene each film must have an anti-Messiah who takes on the dirt of all. Elsewhere, wit-free dialogue combines with dust-free scenery and foible-free characters.
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128 days ago
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
The ugly truth about The Ugly Truth is the fact that -- funny though it is -- it could have been a whole lot funnier.
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128 days ago
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Until that final, inevitable kiss, we have to listen to them, and the clatter of their crude, brainless exchanges is unbearable.
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128 days ago
Claudia Puig, USA Today
The film is so predictable that it might as well have been written as a test classroom exercise in RomCom 101.
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129 days ago
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Contrived as a crossover between a female-friendly romantic comedy and a male-targeted, anti-political correctness jab, The Ugly Truth veers between crude and cloying.
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