---
title: 'The Back-up Plan (2010)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alan Poul'
released: '2010-04-23'
runtime_minutes: 106
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-back-up-plan-2010'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1212436/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Back-up Plan (2010)

2010 · PG-13 · 106 min · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Back-up Plan is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Alan Poul, starring Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin, Eric Christian Olsen, Anthony Anderson and Linda Lavin. The film follows a woman who aims to be a single mother through planned pregnancy, but soon falls in love with a man who wants to father her unborn children. It was released theatrically in the United States on April 23, 2010, by CBS Films. The Back-up Plan garnered negative reviews from critics, who praised Lopez's performance but criticized the generic script. It was a box-office success, grossing $77.5 million against a production budget of $35 million. This is Tom Bosley's last film before his death nearly six months after its release.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alan Poul](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-poul)
- **Screenplay:** [Priscilla Nedd-Friendly](https://cinepixo.com/people/priscilla-nedd-friendly)
- **Editor:** [Priscilla Nedd-Friendly](https://cinepixo.com/people/priscilla-nedd-friendly)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stephen Trask](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-trask)
- **Producer:** [Steve Tisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-tisch)
- **Director of Photography:** [Xavier Grobet](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-grobet)

## Cast

- [Robert Klein](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-klein)
- [Tom Bosley](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-bosley)
- [Danneel Ackles](https://cinepixo.com/people/danneel-ackles)
- [Jennifer Elise Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-elise-cox)
- [Melissa McCarthy](https://cinepixo.com/people/melissa-mccarthy)
- [Eric Christian Olsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-christian-olsen)
- [Rowan Blanchard](https://cinepixo.com/people/rowan-blanchard)
- [Michaela Watkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/michaela-watkins)
- [Donal Logue](https://cinepixo.com/people/donal-logue)
- [Anthony Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-anderson)
- [Cesar Millan](https://cinepixo.com/people/cesar-millan)
- [Jennifer Lopez](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-lopez)
- [Linda Lavin](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-lavin)
- [Noureen DeWulf](https://cinepixo.com/people/noureen-dewulf)
- [Alex O'Loughlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-o-loughlin)

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Official site: http://www.theback-upplan.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-back-up-plan-2010
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