Gerard Butler, Katherine Heigl, Eric Winter, John Michael Higgins, Nick Searcy ...( see more  see more... ) , Kevin Connolly , Cheryl Hines , Bonnie Somerville

Abby Richter is a romantically challenged morning show producer whose search for Mr. Perfect has left her hopelessly single. She's in for a rude awakening when her bosses team her with Mike Chadway, a...( read more  read more... ) hardcore TV personality who promises to spill the ugly truth on what makes men and women tick.

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68% liked it

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14% liked it

155 critics

R, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Robert Luketic

Release Date: July 24, 2009

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DVD Release Date: November 10, 2009

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  • February 5, 2010
    By the end, you actually want these two cardboard cutouts to get together.
  • February 1, 2010
    Pretty good movie had some good laughs would recommend it to anyone that would like a laugh, Vibrating panties need i say more?....LOL
  • December 29, 2009
    this was so funny
  • December 27, 2009
    Fairly cut and dry, typical cardboard chick flick about two people who aren't meant to be but end up falling for each other. Nothing really new here, and nothing really all that inspiring, but I will admit: for a chick flick, I kinda enjoyed it. The Ugly Truth only reall...( read more)y survives off the charisma of its two leads: Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl. I'm pretty much a sucker for both. Don't expect anything groundbreaking, but it's not horrible either. It has it's moments that will make you laugh, moments that will make you smile, and then it will have it's cheesy moments that make you roll your eyes. Like I said, very typical.... but if your girlfriend is making you watch it, don't be too upset because it's not THAT bad. Good luck guys... and ladies: you might learn a thing or two about men from this movie ;)
  • November 23, 2009
    It wasn't as good as I thought it would be, but it wasn't bad. There were some really funny parts, but it was just ok for the most part.
  • February 9, 2010
    great movie,love it. gerard butler yum
  • February 8, 2010
    MY TAKE
    romantic comedy starring Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Cheryl Hines, John Michael Higgins and Kevin Connolly. directed by Robert Luketic.

    television producer Abby Richter (Heigl) is successful, intelligent and very beautiful, but when it comes to the opposite se...( read more)x, she just doesn't get them. enter the very blunt and very sexy host of the show she produces. he makes a deal with her... help him and he will help her get her very own Mr. Perfect.

    MY TAKE
    typical rom-com formula... one is cynical about love, the other is not. they hate each other at first, but then end up falling in love with one another. yada yada yada. what is not typical... the language and dirty jokes. I was quite surprised at some of the things that were coming out of Mr. Butler's mouth... and finding myself even more attracted to the sexy Scot.

    definitely not your mother's romantic comedy, but funny and sweet at the same time. pretty good.
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  • February 8, 2010
    haha this was brillant :)
  • February 8, 2010
    As much as everyone else seemed to think this film isn't very good i actually enjoyed it. Admitidly Gerard Butlers character was vulgar, but it was quite funny in places and Katherine Heigl delivers everytime.

Critic Reviews


August 7, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

In the age of neurotic screen hygiene each film must have an anti-Messiah who takes on the dirt of all. Elsewhere, wit-free dialogue combines with dust-free scenery and foible-free characters. full review

July 24, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

The ugly truth about The Ugly Truth is the fact that -- funny though it is -- it could have been a whole lot funnier. full review

July 24, 2009
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Until that final, inevitable kiss, we have to listen to them, and the clatter of their crude, brainless exchanges is unbearable. full review

July 24, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today

The film is so predictable that it might as well have been written as a test classroom exercise in RomCom 101. full review

July 24, 2009
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Contrived as a crossover between a female-friendly romantic comedy and a male-targeted, anti-political correctness jab, The Ugly Truth veers between crude and cloying. full review

July 23, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Toss this ugly crap to the curb, along with the other multiplex garbage, and see a romance that gets it right. I'm talking (500) Days of Summer. full review

July 23, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler are so pleasant in The Ugly Truth that it's a shame to spoil their party. But toil and try as they do, the comedy bogs down in relentless predictability and the puzzl... full review

July 22, 2009
Armond White, The New York Press

This Butler-Heigl mismatch drop-kicks romcom from the RocknRolla sublime to the Apatow depths. full review

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Comments


  • mynameisashley
    December 1, 2009
    Name that Romantic Comedy!
    http://www.flixster.com/quizzes/view-results?quizId=1553370
  • salifyanjinamuchimba
    December 1, 2009
    Woooo!!! nice stuff. her for head the in is love and him for pants his in is love that thought this have just I. Funny right?????

    READ BACKWARDS....LOL!!!!
  • malene08
    October 25, 2009
    I'ts funny, and i enjoy it.
  • annie066
    August 30, 2009
    JUST FUNNY
  • ezeokoli3
    August 15, 2009
    I really like Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. The acting was very good in this movie, however I think they had far too much information on sex. A little goes along ways. More story line and leave some things to your imagination.
  • Hno0dy
    July 25, 2009
    i didn't see it but i think it's fuuny
  • softbb
    July 21, 2009
    it looks funny and nice i hope i'm gonna see it
  • kileylang
    June 21, 2009
    This looks absolutely funny
  • lizrocks2686
    February 17, 2009
    i cant wait for this to come out, im going to be there opening week for sure!!!!!!!!
    =D

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