This Is 40

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This Is 40

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2012

2h 14m

Romance

Comedy

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52%

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After many years of marriage, Pete (Paul Rudd) is the sole male in a household that includes his wife, Debbie (Leslie Mann), and two young daughters (Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow). As Pete struggles to keep his record label afloat, he and Debbie navigate a three-week course of sex and romance, career victories and financial hardships, aging parents and maturing children. They'll have to learn to forgive, forget and enjoy the rest of their lives -- before they kill each other.

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Critics Consensus

Judd Apatow definitely delivers funny and perceptive scenes in This is 40, even if they are buried in aimless self-indulgence.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Sep 7, 2017

C+

It's like if Knocked Up was instead titled This is 35, and This is 40 were chapter two. It's just redundant.

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J. Hoberman

Tablet

May 5, 2016

This Is 40 is intermittently funny, frequently embarrassing and, at 134 minutes, quite a bit too long.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Feb 15, 2013

1/5

It is, in its quieter way, more pointlessly indulgent than The Matrix Revolutions.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Sep 4, 2023

4/5

You either take it as 134 long minutes of sweet-hearted comedy with martial strife mixed in or vice versa, namely a two-hour-plus argument between Mommy and Daddy.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Dec 21, 2022

3/5

Despite the funny moments in This Is 40, the running time and the parts that do not age well are not doing the film any favors as it turns ten years old.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Sep 20, 2022

3/4

Contains enough truth about marriages and families to outweigh the irritating details of the family’s financial situation and the film’s seemingly aimless structure.

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Alexander P

@RT05538901 Aug 17, 2026

52%? I'ts 70%+ for sure

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Alex G

@RT15582241 Jul 19, 2026

Mid movie. Love Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd but this movie probably needed more time in the script writing area.

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Chris S

@Janomi Jun 26, 2026

This Is 40 has plenty of relatable observations about marriage, parenting, aging, and the everyday frustrations of adulthood. Judd Apatow clearly understands these stages of life, and when the movie focuses on those honest moments, it's funny, recognizable, and occasionally insightful. Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann have effortless chemistry, making Pete and Debbie feel like a believable long-married couple. The supporting cast is equally strong, with Melissa McCarthy, Albert Brooks, and John Lithgow all stealing scenes whenever they appear. Unfortunately, the film doesn't know when to end. At well over two hours, many scenes drag on far longer than necessary, and it often feels like a collection of arguments and comedy sketches instead of a focused story. The constant bickering also becomes repetitive, making several characters harder to enjoy as the movie goes on. There are good moments throughout, but a tighter script and a sharper edit would have made a much stronger film.

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Ed R

@JustcallmeER May 25, 2026

This was an incredibly relatable movie which, in turn, proved to be very depressing most of this long, drawn-out failure of a romantic comedy.

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Nell S

@NellS Feb 3, 2026

I loved this movie! Laugh out loud funny. I don't know what to think about these rooten tomatoes reviews - this one is a keeper!

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Bruce W

@Maverick1926 Nov 30, 2025

Somehow I’ve managed not to have ever seen this movie before now. Having seen the clip where Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann & Melissa McCarthy are in the principal’s office several times on social media, I thought I would give it a go and chose today as Netflix informed me it was leaving the platform soon. Despite its age I found it very funny and great performances from all. I still failed to recognise Megan Fox not being a fan of the Transformers movies and having only really seen her in the woeful Expendables 4. May have to track down the movie this is not the sequel to apparently Knocked Up which I’ve also not seen.

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Synopsis

After many years of marriage, Pete (Paul Rudd) is the sole male in a household that includes his wife, Debbie (Leslie Mann), and two young daughters (Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow). As Pete struggles to keep his record label afloat, he and Debbie navigate a three-week course of sex and romance, career victories and financial hardships, aging parents and maturing children. They'll have to learn to forgive, forget and enjoy the rest of their lives -- before they kill each other.

Director: Judd Apatow
Producer: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, Clayton Townsend
Screenwriter: Judd Apatow
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Apatow Company
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Crude Humor|Sexual Content|Some Drug Material)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 23, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $67.5M
Runtime: 2h 14m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby SRD, DTS

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