The Five-Year Engagement Movie 2012

Movie Information

Directed by:Nicholas Stoller

Produced by:Judd Apatow,Rodney Rothman,Nicholas Stoller.

Screenplay by:Jason Segel,Nicholas Stoller.

Starring:Jason Segel,Emily Blunt,Chris Pratt,Alison Brie.

Music by:Michael Andrews

Cinematography:Javier Aguirresarobe

Editing by:William Kerr,Peck Prior.

Studio:Apatow Productions Relativity Media

Distributed by:Universal Pictures

Release Date: April 27, 2012 (United States)

Country:United States

Language:English

Budget:$30 million

Box office:$11.1 million

Plot: Tom Solomon (Jason Segel), a sous chef at a fancy restaurant, and Violet Barnes (Emily Blunt), a psychology major, are a happy couple in San Francisco who get engaged a year after they began dating. Their nuptials get interrupted when Tom's best friend Alex Eilhauer (Chris Pratt) gets Violet's sister Suzie (Alison Brie) pregnant at Tom and Violet's engagement party and the two decide to get married before Tom and Violet. Their nuptials get further delayed when Violet gets accepted into University of Michigan's post-doctorate in psychology program which lasts two years. Tom agrees to move with her and delay their wedding until then. However, when he tells his boss, he becomes disheartened when she states she was planning on making him head chef at a new restaurant in town.In Michigan, Violet settles into her new job nicely under her professor Winton Childs (Rhys Ifans). She bases her main thesis on people opting to eat stale donuts versus waiting for fresh donuts, suggesting that those who eat stale donuts are content with low self-esteems and ambitions. However, Tom, unable to find a suitable chef's position, ends up working at a deli while taking up hunting. Tom and Violet's nuptials get delayed even further when Violet's program gets extended indefinitely with her successful thesis. In the meantime, grandparents of both Tom and Violet begin to pass away.As years pass, Tom becomes increasingly disillusioned with his life, which becomes evident to Violet when she sees him eat a stale donut. While at a bar with colleagues, a drunken Violet and Winton kiss each other which Violet immediately regrets. She then visits Tom at work and tells him she wants to plan their wedding now, which Tom happily agrees. Tom cleans himself up and they make arrangements together. Everything starts going well until Violet decides to confess to Tom about kissing Winton. Tom gets disillusioned about their relationship, which reaches a climax when Winton comes to Tom and Violet's rehearsal dinner to try and apologize. Tom refuses his apology and starts chasing Winton away, with Violet trying to catch up, but Winton gets away. Tom then gets really drunk and almost has sex with one of his coworkers, but opts out. He wakes up half naked in the snow where he has gotten frostbite on his toe which is later amputated. At the hospital, Tom and Violet call off their engagement as they have too many problems.Tom moves back to San Francisco and becomes a sous chef under Alex, who took Tom's job offer, while also starting a relationship with the hostess Audrey (Dakota Johnson). However, Tom's parents and Alex see that Tom is still disillusioned, so Tom breaks up with Audrey and Alex fires him. Tom then opens up a food truck where he makes specialty tacos. Meanwhile, Violet starts a relationship with Winton and receives a promotion at the university, but becomes upset when she learns she got the job because of her relationship and breaks up with Winton.When Violet's last grandparent dies during the summer, Tom shows up at the funeral and asks Violet for another chance before she goes back to school, which she agrees and they begin to reconnect as she helps with his food truck. While driving Violet to the airport, Tom says he can take his food truck to where she is and continue their relationship. Violet then proposes to Tom, stating they'll always have problems together, but that it shouldn't stop them from getting married. Tom reveals the engagement ring he gave her initially, stating he was planning on proposing to her at the airport. They both agree and head to a park where their family and friends are waiting to put on an impromptu wedding. Tom and Violet finally get married.