The Five-Year Engagement

"A comedy about the journey between popping the question and tying the knot."

Apr 27 2012 R 2h 4m
Comedy, Romance

Exactly one year after Tom meets Violet, he surprises her with a wedding ring. By all accounts, Tom and Violet are destined for their happily ever after. However, this engaged couple just keep getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle.

Plot

In San Francisco, after a year's relationship, Tom proposes to Violet; she accepts. She's an experimental psychologist, hoping for a post-doc at Cal. He's a sous chef who runs the kitchen when the chef is away. When Cal falls through and she gets an offer in Ann Arbor, Tom agrees to support the move, turning down a job as chef at a new restaurant. The move requires postponing the wedding. At Michigan, Violet is in her element, but Tom is underemployed and frustrated; he's Stoic for a while, but when two years in Michigan become four, Tom's frustrations boil over, and on the eve of yet another wedding date, they must make a choice. Is there any other alternative?

Written by

Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller

Directed by

Nicholas Stoller

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

dentsu, Stoller Global Solutions, Apatow Productions, Relativity Media, Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
103,678
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
62
Popularity
NA