# The Ugly Truth (2009)

> A tightly wound morning-show producer lets her provocative colleague coach her through dating tests, only to find his cynical theories complicating her own romantic life.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12624

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Director: Robert Luketic
- Cast: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Eric Winter, Nick Searcy, Bree Turner, John Michael Higgins, Kevin Connolly, Cheryl Hines
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1142988/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, snarky, sexually frank, date night, girls night

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