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Baby Mama (2008)

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Average Rating: 6.1/10
Reviews Counted: 159
Fresh: 100 | Rotten: 59

Baby Mama is a lightweight, predictable comedy that ekes by on the strength of its performers.

Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 38
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 15

Baby Mama is a lightweight, predictable comedy that ekes by on the strength of its performers.

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Former Saturday Night Live "Weekend Update" co-anchors Tina Fey and Amy Poehler co-star in this baby-fever comedy about a single, career-oriented woman who previously put parenthood on hold, and is forced to hire a surrogate mother when she discovers there is only a one-in-a-million chance that she will be able to get pregnant. Kate Holbrook (Fey) is a 37-year-old business executive who has always put her professional life before her personal life, but these days her biological clock is ticking

PG-13, 1 hr. 39 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Michael McCullers

Written By: Michael McCullers

In Theaters: Apr 25, 2008 Wide

On DVD: Sep 9, 2008

Box Office:$60.3M

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Tina Fey
Kate Holbrook
Amy Poehler
Angie Ostrowiski
Greg Kinnear
Rob
Dax Shepard
Carl
Romany Malco
Oscar
Sigourney Weaver
Chaffee Bicknell
Steve Martin
Barry
Maura Tierney
Caroline
Holland Taylor
Rose
John Hodgman
Fertility Specialist
Denis O'Hare
Dr. Manheim
Stephen Mailer
Dan
Kevin Collins
Rick
James Rebhorn
Judge
Will Forte
Scott
Fred Armisen
Stroller Salesman
Siobhan Fallon-Hogan
Birthing Teacher
Tom McCarthy
Kate's Date
Jason Mantzoukas
Gay Couple
Dave Finkel
Gay Couple
Felicity Stiverson
Wiccan
Anne Nathan
Bookstore Clerk
Jay Phillips
Boo-Boo Buster
Kathy Searle
Cool Mom
Almeria Campbell
Maternity Nurse
Alice Kremelberg
Rob's Daughter
Catherine Rose
Caroline's 4-year-old
Eric Zukerman
Community Member
Frank Rodriguez
Community Member
Diane Chen
Community Member
Andra Eggleston
Waitress
Andrew Hillmedo
Dante
Jon Glaser
Vegan Waiter
Curt Carlson
Baliff

Critic Reviews for Baby Mama

All Critics (164) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (104) | Rotten (59) | DVD (17)

Baby Mama adheres fairly closely to the conventions of the studio comedy, although it's never actually predictable, probably because the characters and subject matter are so novel.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Carina Chocano

Los Angeles Times

Top Critic

'Baby Mama' Makes Do-Do

May 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Passionate Moviegoer

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Joe Baltake

Passionate Moviegoer

Top Critic

Although the big picture itself gets mushy, the small moments, especially involving Fey, are sharp.

April 30, 2008 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Top Critic

Enough laughs for me to recommend.

April 28, 2008 Comments (5)

Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Top Critic

It's clumsy, not cute, an amateur show that's eager to amuse by any means.

April 25, 2008 Full Review Source: Wall Street Journal

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

Top Critic

Yes, the film doesn't offer many surprises and grows soft and predictable by its conclusion. But it does avoid the sappy sentimentality of the genre. The movie -- and its lead actresses -- charms us more than we might expect.

April 25, 2008 Full Review Source: USA Today

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Claudia Puig

USA Today

Top Critic

This is one of those terrible terrible creations that just leaves me feeling a little uneasy about the way the film industry works.

April 8, 2011 Full Review Source: What Culture

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Mike Edwards

What Culture Source: What Culture

Fey and Pohler are an appealing pair, with Fey's wry, deadpan delivery a perfect complement to Poehler's fearlessly juvenile brand of humor.

August 14, 2009 Full Review Source: Times-Picayune

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Mike Scott

Times-Picayune

The reason this movie works so well though, is similar to why a good romantic comedy works. The chemistry between the two leads, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler is fantastic.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs

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Scott Nash

Three Movie Buffs

I've been majorly disappointed by romantic comedies over the past year or so.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium

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JoBlo

JoBlo's Movie Emporium

About the best that can be said for this formulaic, instantly-forgettable romp is that it's above average for an SNL alum vehicle.

September 20, 2008 Full Review Source: EURWeb

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Kam Williams

EURWeb

Baby Mama quickly and lazily adopts all the annoying attributes of the usual fare.

September 4, 2008 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Austin Powers screen mastermind Michael McCullers is the guy behind this sorta same-sex parenting satire, as SNL's Tina Fey and Amy Poehler do an extreme odd couple for laughs duet, ripping into the burgeoning baby consumer industry.

September 3, 2008 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze

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Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

September 3, 2008 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze

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Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

Baby Mama confirms that if Tina Fey is in something she didn't write herself, it just ain't funny.

August 31, 2008 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

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Comedy about a woman in her late 30s considering all possibilities to become a mother and ending up with a rather unusual surrogate mum. The chemistry between Fey and Poehler is one of the film's strongest points. Fey also brings some of her "30Rock" humor into this, although not nearly enough to make it an

April 21, 2008

Jens S.

Super Reviewer

It was okay, funny but nothing great, so I give it 3 stars.

August 15, 2011

Brad Wright

Super Reviewer

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