Due Date (2010)

6.5R95 minDirector: Todd Phillips

2010 film by Todd Phillips

Due Date is a 2010 American black comedy road film directed by Todd Phillips, who wrote the screenplay with Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, and Adam Sztykiel. The film follows a man (Robert Downey Jr.) who must get across the country to Los Angeles in time for the birth of his child and is forced to road-trip with an aspiring actor (Zach Galifianakis). Michelle Monaghan, Juliette Lewis, and Jamie Foxx also star. Shot in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Atlanta, Georgia, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the film premiered at Night Visions on October 31, 2010 and was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on November 5, 2010. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $211.8 million worldwide against a $65 million budget.

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What is Due Date about?
Due Date (2010) — Businessman and first time father (to-be), Peter Highman, is in Atlanta heading home to LA, where his wife is about to give birth, but after getting kicked off a plane, due to his seat mate, the pair end up trying to hitch a ride to the west coast.
Is Due Date based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Due Date scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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