Life as We Know it ( film ) - wikipedia Life as We Know it ( film ) Life As We Know It Theatrical release poster Directed by Greg Berlanti Produced by Barry Josephson Paul Brooks Written by Ian Deitchman Kristin Rusk Robinson Starring Katherine Heigl Josh Duhamel Josh Lucas Melissa McCarthy Christina Hendricks Music by Blake Neely Cinematography Andrew Dunn Edited by Jim Page Production company Village Roadshow Pictures Gold Circle Films Josephson Entertainment Distributed by Warner Bros. Release date October 8, 2010 ( 2010 - 10 - 08 ) Running time 115 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $38 million Box office $105.7 million Life As We Know It is a 2010 American romantic comedy - drama film directed by Greg Berlanti, starring Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel. It was released on October 8, 2010, after sneak previews in 811 theaters on October 2, 2010. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 Release 6 References 7 External links Plot Holly Berenson ( Katherine Heigl ) is the owner of a small Atlanta bakery, and Eric Messer ( Josh Duhamel ), ( often just known as `` Messer '' ) is a promising television technical sports director for the Atlanta Hawks. Their best friends Peter ( Hayes MacArthur ), an attorney, and Alison Novak ( Christina Hendricks ) set them up on a blind date that goes horribly wrong, and results in both hating each other. As the years go by, Peter and Alison get married, and have a baby girl named Sophie Christina, and select Holly and Eric as godparents of Sophie. They have become friends, but still tease and banter with each other. Shortly after Sophie 's first birthday, Peter and Alison are killed in a car crash. Holly and Messer learn that in their friends ' wills, they were named Sophie 's joint guardians. Holly and Messer must put their differences aside and move into Sophie 's home to care for her. Living together proves to be a struggle. One night, Holly leaves Sophie with Messer while she covers an important catering job - the same night that he is given the opportunity to direct a big basketball game. Messer takes Sophie to the game, but she constantly distracts him with her crying. When they get home, Messer and Holly argue, but later they make up. Holly meets Sam ( Josh Lucas ), Sophie 's pediatrician, and finds herself attracted to him. They arrange a date, which is cut short when Messer calls to tell Sam that Sophie has a high fever. Sam and Holly go to the hospital, and Messer sees Holly kiss Sam. As the two guardians continue to care for Sophie, they discover that raising a child is much more expensive than they had expected, and Holly can no longer afford to implement her plans to expand her business. Messer offers to invest in her company, and eventually Holly agrees. To cement the new relationship, they decide to go on a date. They end up having sex and begin to develop feelings for each other. Their Child Protective Services caseworker, who has previously advised them against getting involved, tells them they must make a firm commitment either to stay together, or break up. Anything in between would be bad for Sophie. Messer is offered a job in Phoenix, Arizona, and he seriously considers taking it up, as it has been his dream for several years, but does n't discuss it with Holly. Holly is upset when she finds out and tells him to take the job, accusing him of looking for a way out of raising Sophie. Messer goes to Phoenix. At Thanksgiving Messer returns to Atlanta, hoping to patch things up with Holly ( who is hosting a big dinner for neighbors and friends ), but finds her in a relationship with Sam. Messer and Holly argue, because Sam mentions Holly is planning to sell the house soon, since it is too expensive to keep up. Messer insists it was Peter and Alison 's wish that Sophie be raised in their home, by them together. Holly consistently accuses Messer of deserting her and Sophie, while Messer points out how quickly she replaced him. Messer tells her he loves her, but leaves the dinner, planning to return to Phoenix. Once alone with Holly, Sam says that if he and his ex-wife had fought in the way that Messer and Holly did, they would still be together. He tells Holly it is obvious she needs to work out her feelings for Messer, and leaves. The caseworker comes for the last appointment to determine whether Holly and Messer are fit parents for Sophie. Holly realizes that she ca n't take care of Sophie without Messer, and that she loves him. She and Sophie drive to the airport with the caseworker. Holly rushes to buy tickets for all three of them to gain access to the departure gate, but on arriving at the gate, finds that they have missed Messer 's flight, which has departed. She returns to the house disappointed. To her surprise, she finds him sitting inside. He tells her he has realized that Peter and Alison chose them to be Sophie 's guardians because, together, they are a family. At Sophie 's second birthday party, all the neighbors and friends in attendance. Holly has made an elaborate cupcake display for Sophie, as well as another cake with the number 1 on it. When Messer asks what the cake is for, she says, `` It 's for us, ' cause we made it a year. '' They kiss. The guests sing ' Happy Birthday ' to Sophie. Cast Katherine Heigl as Holly Berenson Josh Duhamel as Eric Messer Josh Lucas as Dr. Sam Nelson Hayes MacArthur as Peter Novak Christina Hendricks as Alison Novak Jessica St. Clair as Beth Melissa McCarthy as DeeDee Sarah Burns as Janine Groff Faizon Love as Walter Will Sasso as Josh DeRay Davis as Lonnie Wilbur Fitzgerald as Peter 's dad Jean Smart as Holly 's mother ( uncredited ) Brooke, Brynn and Alexis Clagett ( the `` Clagett Triplets '' ) as Sophie Christina Novak Brooke and Kiley Liddell as older Sophie Markus Flanagan as Chef Phillipe Kumail Nanjiani as Simon Production Filming took place on location, in a house in the wealthy Buckhead area of Atlanta. Holly Berenson 's bakery was depicted at Belly General Store in Virginia - Highland, a century - old bungalow - style neighborhood with several small - scale historic retail clusters, a few miles northeast of Downtown Atlanta. Scenes from Eric 's workplace were filmed at Turner Broadcasting System ( TBS ) off Techwood Drive in Atlanta. Filming also took place at Philips Arena. Reception Life As We Know It received negative reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 28 % rating, based on reviews from 145 critics, with an average score of 4.6 out of 10. The site 's consensus states : `` Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel make a charming couple with plenty of chemistry, but that is n't enough to make up for Life as We Know It 's formulaic plot and poorly written script. '' Release Despite having been a critical failure, `` Life as We Know it '' had a successful run at the box office. Bringing in over 105 million internationally against an 38 million dollar budget. References Jump up ^ `` Life as We Know It ( 2010 ) - Financial Information ''. ^ Jump up to : `` Life as We Know It ( 2010 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011 - 02 - 19. Jump up ^ `` The Colonial - Style House from `` Life As We Know It '' ``. Hookedonhouses.net. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2017. Jump up ^ Richard Eldredge, `` ' Life, ' ' Due Date ' Hollywood shoots have city seeing stars '', Access Atlanta ( blog of the Atlanta Journal - Constitution ), September 30, 2009 ) Jump up ^ `` Film > Life As We Know It -- Home And Hearth - Katherine Heigl Official Website ''. Kheigl.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Life as We Know It ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 13 October 2017. External links Life as We Know It on IMDb Life as We Know It at the TCM Movie Database Life as We Know It at AllMovie Life as We Know It at the American Film Institute Catalog Life as We Know It at Box Office Mojo Life as We Know It at Rotten Tomatoes Life As We Know It at The Numbers Greg Berlanti Films Directed The Broken Hearts Club : A Romantic Comedy Life as We Know It Love, Simon Written only Green Lantern Wrath of the Titans Television series created Everwood Jack & Bobby Eli Stone No Ordinary Family Political Animals Arrow The Tomorrow People The Flash Supergirl Legends of Tomorrow Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Life_as_We_Know_It_(film)&oldid=826085826 '' Categories : 2010 films English - language films 2010s comedy - drama films 2010s romantic comedy films 2010s romantic drama films American comedy - drama films American films American romantic comedy films American romantic drama films Films about dysfunctional families Films set in Atlanta Films shot in Atlanta Village Roadshow Pictures films Gold Circle Films films Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Čeština Deutsch Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Română Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 17 February 2018, at 03 : 13. 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Question: where was the movie life as we know it filmed
Answer: on location, in a house in the wealthy Buckhead area of Atlanta