Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- warm
- date night
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics generally agreed that Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds have appealing chemistry, but the formulaic premise and predictable script limit the film.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Margaret and Andrew begin as an authoritarian boss and resentful assistant forced into a romantic pretense before their relationship changes.
Margaret invents an engagement to avoid deportation, drawing Andrew into a fraudulent marriage arrangement under INS scrutiny.
Margaret leaves her New York publishing workplace for Andrew’s family home in Sitka, where local customs and family intimacy unsettle her.
Andrew’s parents, grandmother, ex-girlfriend, and family tensions intensify the couple’s attempt to sustain their fabricated relationship.
Films like The Proposal, and why
While You Were Sleeping
shares a fake relationship premise, workplace power imbalance, fish-out-of-water comedy, and charismatic romantic chemistry
Two Weeks Notice
combines a contentious workplace relationship, opposites-attract romance, and brisk screwball humor
Green Card
features a marriage-of-convenience setup, escalating social deception, and a warm family-centered romantic comedy tone
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
shares a formulaic but entertaining fake-couple structure, family complications, and an enemies-to-lovers arc
Movie Details
- Director
- Anne Fletcher
- Release Date
- 2009-06-02
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (7801)
Cast
- Sandra Bullock
- Ryan Reynolds
- Malin Akerman
- Craig T. Nelson
- Mary Steenburgen
- Betty White
- Denis O'Hare
- Oscar Nuñez
- Aasif Mandvi
- Michael Nouri
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- YouTube TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Proposal about?
- A ruthless New York editor forces her resentful assistant into a fake engagement that collides with immigration law and an inquisitive Alaskan family.
- What is The Proposal like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Proposal as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Proposal violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Proposal.
- What did critics think of The Proposal?
- Critics generally agreed that Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds have appealing chemistry, but the formulaic premise and predictable script limit the film.
- Which films are like The Proposal?
- Films with a similar feel include While You Were Sleeping, Two Weeks Notice, Green Card, and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
- How long is The Proposal?
- The Proposal runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Proposal?
- In United States, The Proposal streams on YouTube TV.
