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The Proposal (2009) -- A publishing executive (Bullock) forces her assistant (Reynolds) to marry her so she can avoid deportation back to Canada.
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The Proposal (2009) -- A pushy boss (Bullock) forces her young assistant (Reynolds) to marry her in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   23,077 votes
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Director:
Anne Fletcher
Writer (WGA):
Pete Chiarelli (written by)
Contact:
View company contact information for The Proposal on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
19 June 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Here comes the bribe...
Plot:
A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(502 articles)
Sandra Bullocks All About Steve DVD Specs
 (From MoviesOnline. 5 November 2009, 8:00 PM, PST)

50 Cent Wants To Star In A Rom-Com
 (From Cinema Blend. 5 November 2009, 11:26 AM, PST)

User Comments:
It was sweet more (171 total)

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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, nudity and language.
Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
Nowhere does it list Alaska as an actual film location. The film was actually filmed in Boston and on Boston's North Shore. In one of the scenes, you can see the famous Rockport icon, "Motif No.1", the little red shack famous for being a subject of many famous painters' and photographers' work. Snow-capped mountains (or any mountains, for that matter) are nowhere to be found on the North Shore. Those were added in digitally. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Margaret and Andrew go to get a "fiancée" visa, they go to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) office in New York. However, on the plane flying to Sitka, Andrew refers to a list of questions that "INS" will ask. INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) no longer exists; USCIS is one of the three agencies that now have the functions the defunct INS had. more
Quotes:
Andrew Paxton: [as Margaret slowly descends the ladder to the dock] Congratulations. I'm a hundred. more
Movie Connections:
References Star Wars (1977) more
Soundtrack:
Find My Way more

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Isn't Sandra Bullock significantly older than Ryan Reynolds?
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127 out of 195 people found the following comment useful.
It was sweet, 7 May 2009
7/10
Author: j_lara_mendez from United States

Although the movie is predictable, like most romance comedies are, nevertheless it was sweet. Sure a bit unrealistic in terms of the time line of the whole plot takes place but this is why we have movies like this, so you can escape into the fantasy of romance and humor. If you are looking for realism then watch a 3 hour drama, but if you want to escape for awhile and just enjoy a movie you don't have to think too much about then it's worth your time. If you don't want to pay to go see it in the theater, then wait for it to come out on DVD. I saw it during a private screening as part of the ATL Film Festival, for close to two hours I thought of nothing else and laughed and even cried a bit. I would definitely see it again. It may not be the best romantic comedy I have seen but the movie still holds lots of charm.

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