The Babymakers

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  • Opened August 3, 2012 
  • 1 hr 38 min
  • R | Some Drug Use, Brief Graphic Nudity, Language and Crude and Sexual Content

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids. More on child suitability

  • After trying everything to get his wife Audrey (Olivia Munn) pregnant, Tommy Macklin (Paul Schneider) realizes to his horror that he may be “shooting blanks.” Terrified that his marriage may fall apart, Tommy recruits his friends (and an Indian ex-mobster) to rob a sperm bank where he made a deposit years ago. As with any half-baked scheme, everything can and does go wrong, testing the limits of Tommy and Audrey’s relationship. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Paul Schneider, Olivia Munn, Kevin Heffernan, Wood Harris, Nat Faxon
  • Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
  • Genres: Comedy

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WAY Underated

by jfardink

I don't know why this movie is getting so many negative reviews. It's really funny. The plot is solid enough to propel interesting characters through humorous situations. And there are ***. What...

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by gbitadeita

The acting is horrible... I didn't like it at all...

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Critic Reviews

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

This comedy about a couple who can't get pregnant is stuck between Judd Apatow's humane raunchiness and the American Pie series' smirky broadness. Read full review

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Time Out New York
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Munn has proved on TV that she has solid timing, but she does little here other than look pretty and, when the plot calls for it, outraged. As for the likable Schneider, the "All the Real Girls" actor demonstrates that he's better off as a straight man than as a physical comedian. Read full review

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Total Film
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A romcom that fumbles for heart in the gutter, and finds only glib gags. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Tom Russo

The squirminess stands out here because there's so little going on the rest of the time. Read full review

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Jay Chandrasekhar as Ron Jon in "The Babymakers."