It's Complicated

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  • Opened December 25, 2009 
  • 1 hr 54 min
  • R | sexuality and some drug content

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. More on child suitability

  • Jane (Streep) is the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving Santa Barbara bakery/restaurant and has—after a decade of divorce—an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, attorney Jake (Baldwin). But when Jane and Jake find themselves out of town for their son’s college graduation, things start to get complicated. An innocent meal together turns into the unimaginable—an affair. With Jake remarried to the much younger Agness (Lake Bell), Jane is now, of all things, the other woman. Caught in the middle of their renewed romance is Adam (Martin), an architect hired to remodel Jane’s kitchen. Healing from a divorce of his own, Adam starts to fall for Jane, but soon realizes he’s become part of a love triangle.Should Jane and Jake move on with their lives, or is love truly lovelier the second time around? It’s…complicated. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, Lake Bell, John Krasinski
  • Director: Nancy Meyers
  • Genres: Comedy

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Washington Post
| Michael O'Sullivan

The romantic comedy about a divorced couple having an affair manages to be both light on its feet and heavy enough to deliver something of a message. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Wesley Morris

Streep is in movie star mode, and she’s irresistible. But Baldwin achieves something not many men have been able to with Streep: You notice him. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

I enjoyed the spectacle of middle-aged people making spectacles of themselves. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Kirk Honeycutt

What Meyers doesn't do is take chances. She sticks to formula and predictability. In "Complicated," this is as much a matter of casting as writing. Read full review

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Meryl Streep as Jane and Steve Martin as Adam in "It's Complicated."