Definitely, Maybe
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Definitely, Maybe

Year:
Duration:
UK:112 min
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Romance
IMDB rate:
7.2
Director:
Adam Brooks
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination
Details
Country: Germany
Release Date: 2008-02-14
Filming Locations: New York City, New York, USA
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $11,472,255 (USA) (17 February 2008)
Gross: $31,973,840 (USA) (6 April 2008)
Cast
Actor
Character
Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks
Definitely, Maybe
Derek Luke
Derek Luke
Definitely, Maybe
Abigail Breslin
Abigail Breslin
Definitely, Maybe
Ryan Reynolds
Will Hayes
An Nguyen
Ad Exec
Matthew Mason
Headphone Guy
Rick Derby
Visitor from Planet Ordon (as Ricky Jay Derby)
Sakina Jaffrey
School Mom
Bob Wiltfong
School Dad
Ryder Chasin
Boy with Book
Fiona Lane
Angry Girl
Dana Eskelson
Angry Girl's Mom
Blake Benitez
School Kid
Paulina Gerzon
School Kid
Victoria Goldsmith
School Kid
Ashtyn Greenstein
School Kid
Ashley Grenier
School Kid
Dylan Hartigan
School Kid
Paul Mott
School Kid
Alexander Pickett
School Kid
Marquis Rodriguez
School Kid
Anabel Sosa
School Kid
Geraldine Bartlett
School Parent
James Biberi
School Parent
Mercedes Herrero
School Parent
Sarah Hudnut
School Parent
Xaiex Arriaga
Luis the Doorman
Keith Patterson
Madison Party Friend
Daniel Eric Gold
Charlie
Adam Ferrara
Gareth
Liane Balaban
Kelly
Annie Parisse
Anne
Nestor Serrano
Arthur Robredo
Kevin Corrigan
Simon
Jaime Tirelli
Rafael
Isla Fisher
April
Kevin Kline
Hampton Roth
Rachel Weisz
Summer Hartley
Melisa McGregor
Bartender
Gerard Bianco Jr.
High School Volunteer (as Gerard Bianco)
Melissa Rocco
High School Volunteer
Stephen Richardson
Pollster
Josh Caras
1994 Intern (as Joshua Caras)
Orlagh Cassidy
Nurse
Max Pomeranc
Robredo Campaign Worker
Robert Klein
Himself
Matt Flanders
Ring Salesman
Caryn Osofsky
Café Gitane Night Waitress
Emily Wickersham
1998 Intern
Adam Brooks
Bookstore Owner
Kerri Kwinter
Bookstore Owner
Alexie Gilmore
Olivia
Marc Bonan
Kevin
Amy Safrankiova
Café Gitane Day Waitress
Dale Leigh
Bill Clinton
Lauren Courtney Norman
Cocktail Server (as Lauren Norman)
Leif Riddell
Cab Driver
Tom Brokaw
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
George W. Bush
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill Chemerka
Campaign worker (uncredited)
Geeta Citygirl Chopra
Nanny (uncredited)
Casey Cipriani
Rally Attendee (uncredited)
Bill Clinton
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chevy Lamont Cofield
Mirage Coach (uncredited)
Alex Emanuel
Clinton Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Meissa Hampton
Student (uncredited)
Hristo Hristov
Orderly (uncredited)
Jaime Lee Kirchner
Samantha
Dawn Ressy
Political Supporter (uncredited)
Sibyl Santiago
Campaign Team (uncredited)
Steven Weisz
Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Abigail Breslin's character makes reference to her American Girls doll collection stating that they would be "worth a fortune". Breslin is the third actress to play one of the American Girls, Kit Kittredge, in her own movie (Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)). Both films were released in 2008. (Other movies made from American Girls stories are based on the characters Felicity and Samantha)
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Many of the bar scenes were filmed in the upper west-side bar Jake's Dilemma, 81st and Amsterdam.
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Will says he changes the names of his girlfriends in the story he tells his daughter. Maya figures out their real names. Emily's real name is revealed to be Sarah, by Will when meet in the park. Summer's name is Natasha mentioned by Maya when she speaks to her father.
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Goofs
In the beginning of the movie, on a close-up of the divorce papers, the word "Judgement" is used. In the USA, it should be spelled "Judgment".
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When Will and April are smoking outside Two Guys, April's cigarette constantly switches from her right to her left hand depending on camera angle [facing her, left hand; facing Will, right hand]. Same thing with her hair in her apartment on the couch with her hair [framing the left side of her face, framing the right].
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When Will goes to visit Summer, Hampton opens the door with his glasses hanging partly under his chin. He adjusts it correctly and then invites Will in. When they're inside the apartment, Hampton's glasses is crooked and under the chin again.
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Quotes
Will Hayes: You should go to life rehab or something like that.
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Will Hayes: Fine, I'm gonna tell you the story, but I'm not telling you who your mom is.
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Maya Hayes: Poor April. Just like the character in the story. Who's always been the friend then she realized she doesn't just want to be the friend she wants to be the *girl*friend. Except it's too late.
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Faq
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A Note Regarding Spoilers
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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
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Any recommendations for other movies similar to "Definitely, Maybe?
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Several people have noted that Definitely, Maybe reminds them of High Fidelity (2000), in which a 30s-something record store owner examines his failed relationships after he is ditched by his last girlfriend. Two other movies that feature young couples and their friends struggling with issues of relationships and commitment include The Last Kiss (2006) and Sidewalks of New York (2001). Another movie said to be a romantic comedy like Definitely, Maybe is When Harry Met Sally... (1989), in which two platonic friends keep bumping into each other over the years. Other movies in which two people meet and separate but bump into each other again include A Lot Like Love (2005), Boys and Girls (2000), Serendipity (2001), Baby It's You (1983), Elizabethtown (2005), and La fille sur le pont/The Girl on the Bridge (1999). Romantic comedies that have also been mentioned include Just Like Heaven (2005), in which a landscape architect is haunted by the spirit of a woman who used to live in his apartment and is now lying in the hospital in a coma, Prime (2005), in which a woman falls in love with a younger man who also happens to be the son of her psychotherapist, Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), in which a teenage girl realizes that she has feelings for her best friend when he starts to date the most popular girl in school, and The Princess Bride (1987), in which a princess is rescued by her childhood beau when she is forced to marry a nasty prince.
Q
Does Will end up with April, Emily, or Summer?
A
In the end, Will ends up with April.
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Elizabeth Banks Derek Luke Abigail Breslin Ryann Shane
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