What Happens in Vegas poster

What Happens in Vegas (2008)

Film · 1h 39m · Rated PG-13

Comedy, Romance

Two strangers wake up married in Vegas, then fake a relationship for a huge cash prize.

Feel-good and romantic, with big broad humor. A date-night pick at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

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What Happens in Vegas parents guide

It stays inside its PG-13, with some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.

Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.

Scare
Not scary
Jump scares
None noted
Gore
No gore
Violence
No real violence
Sex and nudity
Mild
Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
Language
Moderate
Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

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What is What Happens in Vegas about?

During a wild vacation in Las Vegas, career woman Joy McNally and playboy Jack Fuller come to the sober realization that they have married each other after a night of drunken abandon. They are then compelled, for legal reasons, to live life as a couple for a limited period of time. At stake is a large amount of money.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Yes. It lands on a happy note.

Cast and crew

Directed byTom Vaughan
StarringCameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Rob Corddry, Lake Bell, Jason Sudeikis, Treat Williams

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