How Do You Know
2010 · Movie · PG-13 · 121 min · ★ 5.3 · 39% critics
After being cut from a top-level softball team, a former star athlete faces an early life crossroads and starts questioning what she wants next. As she tries to rebuild her confidence, she’s pulled into a complicated love triangle between a steady partner and a corporate guy whose life is unraveling.
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-12-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 39/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (1,056 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you want a low-key romantic drama with occasional laughs and a reflective, sometimes quirky vibe; Not for you if you need fast pacing, big comedy, or clear rom-com energy like Four Christmases.
Pros: relatable life crossroads; a few funny moments; some heartwarming scenes | Cons: slow, talky pacing; uneven tone; little romantic spark
Themes
- love triangle
- baseball
- aftercreditsstinger
Cast & crew
Reese Witherspoon
as Lisa
Paul Rudd
as George
Owen Wilson
as Matty
Jack Nicholson
as Charles
Kathryn Hahn
as Annie
Mark Linn-Baker
as Ron
Lenny Venito
as Al
Molly Price
as Coach Sally
Ron McLarty
as George's Lawyer
Shelley Conn
as Terry
Directed by James L. Brooks