When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.
Acting
Abigail Breslin's Maya is precocious without being annoying—miracle child performance.
Writing
The political backdrop isn't decoration; it actively shapes every relationship fracture.
Costume
Isla Fisher's April owns every thrift-store-layered look. Steal her entire wardrobe.
Director
Adam Brooks
Ryan Reynolds
Will Hayes
Abigail Breslin
Maya Hayes
Elizabeth Banks
Emily
Isla Fisher
April
Rachel Weisz
Summer Hartley
Kevin Kline
Hampton Roth
Derek Luke
Russell McCormack
Liane Balaban
Kelly
Annie Parisse
Anne
Nestor Serrano
Arthur
Kevin Corrigan
Rafael
An Nguyen
Ad Exec
Adam Brooks
Bookstore Owner
Emily Wickersham
1998 Intern
Daniel Eric Gold
Charlie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film's structure was directly inspired by 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' and 'Cyrano de Bergerac'—Brooks wanted a rom-com with literary bones.
Released during the 2008 Obama primary surge, its Clinton-staffer protagonist became accidentally politically loaded; audiences projected their own primary feelings onto Will's romantic indecision.
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