What to Expect When You're Expecting

2012 film by Kirk Jones
Movie film Q616649
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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 (6,499 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Kirk Jones[3]
  • Screenwriter: Shauna Cross[4], Heather Hach[5]
  • Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh[6]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[7]
  • Based on: What to Expect When You're Expecting[8]
  • Cast member: Cameron Diaz[9], Jennifer Lopez[10], Elizabeth Banks[11], Chace Crawford[12], Brooklyn Decker[13], Anna Kendrick[14], Matthew Morrison[15], Dennis Quaid[16], Chris Rock[17], Rodrigo Santoro[18], Joe Manganiello[19], Wendi McLendon-Covey[20], Thomas Lennon[21], Rebel Wilson[22]
  • Producer: Mike Medavoy[23], David Thwaites[24]
  • Production company: Alcon Entertainment[25], Deadline Hollywood[26], Phoenix Pictures[27], Georgia Public Broadcasting[28]
  • Director of photography: Xavier Grobet[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Commons category: What to Expect When You're Expecting (film)[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 4.5/10[33], 23%[34], 41/100[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: May 17, 2012[38], August 16, 2012[39], May 31, 2012[40]
  • Distributed by: Starz Entertainment[41], Netflix[42]
  • Narrative location: Atlanta[43]
  • Official website: https://whattoexpectthefilm.com/[44]
  • Filming location: Atlanta[45]
  • Main subject: human pregnancy[46]
  • Film editor: Michael Berenbaum[47]
  • Title: What to Expect When You're Expecting[48]
  • Has characteristic: film based on book[49]
  • After a work by: Heidi Murkoff[50]

Why It Matters

What to Expect When You're Expecting has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2012-05-17T00:00:00Z, +2012-08-16T00:00:00Z, +2012-05-31T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Shauna Cross, Heather Hach
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