The Proposal (2009)

The Proposal rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.8/10· 393K votes

Rotten Tomatoes45%

Metacritic48%

TMDb7.2/10· 7K votes

With 45% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.8/10 on IMDb and 48/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About The Proposal

When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton, to marry her.

Cast of The Proposal

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  Sandra Bullock

  as Margaret Tate

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  Ryan Reynolds

  as Andrew Paxton

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  Malin Akerman

  as Gertrude

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  Craig T. Nelson

  as Joe Paxton

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  Mary Steenburgen

  as Grace Paxton

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  Betty White

  as Grandma Annie

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  Denis O'Hare

  as Mr. Gilbertson

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  Oscar Nuñez

  as Ramone

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  Aasif Mandvi

  as Bob Spaulding

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  Michael Nouri

  as Chairman Bergen

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  Gregg Edelman

  as Lead Counsel Malloy

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  Michael Mosley

  as Chuck

The Proposal facts

Budget

$40M

Box office

$317.4M

Our take on The Proposal

Anne Fletcher's romantic comedy sets up an odd-couple bargain: an overbearing book editor, facing deportation when her visa lapses, coerces her long-suffering assistant into a fake marriage to keep her status. The scheme drags them from the office to his family's home, where the pretense inevitably softens into real feeling. It's a glossy, formulaic charmer that runs on the friction and warmth between its mismatched leads, trading in familiar fish-out-of-water comedy, tidy misunderstandings and a foregone but pleasant romantic payoff. Best for viewers who want a comfortable, low-stakes feel-good watch and don't mind knowing where it's headed; anyone seeking surprise or edge should look elsewhere. Easygoing comfort viewing done competently.