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| Run Time: | 95 |
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| Video Release: | 10 Nov 2009 |
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Ugly Truth, The is rated R: for sexual content and language.
Release Date: 24 July 2009
Because we only review G, PG, and PG-13 movies at Parent Previews we did not review this title. For your convenience, we have provided some brief information about the film’s synopsis and content.
Synopsis: Love is a challenge for Abby (Katherine Heigl), a TV producer. But it is no problem at all for Mike (Gerard Butler), a womanizer and star of Abby’s Morning Show. That is why Mike is willing to bet his tips on catching a man are all Abby needs to find a special someone. But until he starts to coach his boss, he never suspects that lucky guy might just be himself.
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Director: Robert Luketic
Cast: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler
Studio: 2009 Columbia Pictures. Visit the official movie site.
Content Details
This additional information about the movie’s content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:
Sexual Content:
- Frequent use of crude and descriptive sexual language, references and innuendo.
- Embracing and kissing
- Simulated sexual activity.
- Implied sexual activity (no nudity shown)
- Brief buttock nudity in a non-sexual context.
- Depictions of fondling.
Language:
- Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in sexual and non-sexual contexts.
- Use of profanities, scatological slang and slurs.
Video alternatives
The stars of this film have played in other romance films. You can find Katherine Heigl in 27 Dresses and Gerard Butler in Dear Frankie.
Home Video Notes
The Ugly Truth releases on DVD and Blu-ray on November 10, 2009.

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