While it provides the requisite amount of escapist melodrama, The Lucky One ultimately relies on too many schmaltzy clichés to appeal to anyone not already familiar with the Nicholas Sparks formula.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Scott Hicks -
Producer -
Denise Di Novi , Kevin McCormick -
Screenwriter -
Will Fetters , Nicholas Sparks -
Distributor -
Warner Bros. Pictures -
Production Co -
DiNovi Pictures -
Rating -
PG-13 (Violence|Some Sexuality) -
Genre -
Drama , Romance -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Apr 20, 2012, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 1, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$60.4M -
Runtime -
1h 41m -
Sound Mix -
Datasat , SDDS , Dolby Digital
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