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The Wedding Date is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Clare Kilner released in USA on 4 february 2005 with Debra Messing
The Wedding Date (2005)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 4 february 2005
Length 1h30
Directed by Clare Kilner
OriginUSA
Themes Films about marriage
Rating61%
The Wedding Date is a 2005 American romantic comedy film directed by Clare Kilner and starring Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney, and Amy Adams. Based on the novel Asking for Trouble by Elizabeth Young, the film is about a single woman who hires a male escort to pose as her boyfriend at her sister's wedding in order to dupe her ex-fiancé, who dumped her a few years prior. The release was successful, achieving $47 million worldwide at the box office against a budget of $15 million, despite being panned by critics. It was remade in Bollywood as Aap Ki Khatir which also performed well at box office.
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Kat Ellis (Debra Messing) is a single New Yorker who returns to her parents' house in London to be the maid of honor at her younger half sister's (Amy Adams) wedding. The best man is none other than her former fiancé, who unexpectedly dumped her two years ago. Anxious about confronting him and eager to impress him, she hires suave escort Nick Mercer (Dermot Mulroney) to pose as her boyfriend.Actors
Debra Messing
(Kat Ellis)
Dermot Mulroney
(Nick Mercer)
Amy Adams
(Amy Ellis)
Jack Davenport
(Edward Fletcher-Wooten)
Peter Egan
(Victor Ellis)
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