

Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reservation leads to their being mistaken for a couple of thieves—and now a number of unsavoury characters want Phil and Claire killed.
Acting
Carell and Fey's improvised bickering saves thin material.
Direction
Levy knows exactly how dumb this should be.

Director
Shawn Levy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Carell and Fey improvised most of their restaurant argument; the 'you two make sex with us?' scene was entirely unscripted.
This briefly made 'date night' a cultural punchline for married millennials fearing suburban entropy—then everyone forgot.