What to Expect When You're Expecting

2012 film by Kirk Jones
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What to Expect When You're Expecting

Summary

What to Expect When You're Expecting is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,566 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • What to Expect When You're Expecting's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • What to Expect When You're Expecting was directed by Kirk Jones[4].
  • Shauna Cross wrote the screenplay for What to Expect When You're Expecting[5].
  • Heather Hach wrote the screenplay for What to Expect When You're Expecting[6].
  • What to Expect When You're Expecting's composer is recorded as Mark Mothersbaugh[7].
  • What to Expect When You're Expecting's genre is romantic comedy[8].
  • What to Expect When You're Expecting's based on is recorded as What to Expect When You're Expecting[9].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Cameron Diaz[10].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Jennifer Lopez[11].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Elizabeth Banks[12].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Chace Crawford[13].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Brooklyn Decker[14].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Anna Kendrick[15].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Matthew Morrison[16].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Dennis Quaid[17].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Chris Rock[18].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Rodrigo Santoro[19].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Joe Manganiello[20].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Wendi McLendon-Covey[21].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Thomas Lennon[22].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Rebel Wilson[23].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Ben Falcone[24].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Genesis Rodriguez[25].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Cheryl[26].
  • A cast member of What to Expect When You're Expecting was Dwyane Wade[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Mike Medavoy[28] and David Thwaites[29]. What to Expect When You're Expecting was directed by Kirk Jones[4]. Screenwriters include Shauna Cross[5] and Heather Hach[6]. Cast members include Cameron Diaz[10], Jennifer Lopez[11], Elizabeth Banks[12], Chace Crawford[13], Brooklyn Decker[14], and Anna Kendrick[15].

Publication

Publication dates include May 17, 2012[30], August 16, 2012[31], and May 31, 2012[32]. The original language of What to Expect When You're Expecting was English[33]. Its genre is romantic comedy[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Subject and Themes

What to Expect When You're Expecting's main subject is human pregnancy[35].

Reception

Reviews include 4.5/10[36], 23%[37], and 41/100[38].

Adaptations and Inspiration

What to Expect When You're Expecting's after a work by is recorded as Heidi Murkoff[39].

Why It Matters

What to Expect When You're Expecting ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,566 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date → +2012-05-17T00:00:00Z, +2012-08-16T00:00:00Z, +2012-05-31T00:00:00Z
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