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The Back-Up Plan
Fall in love, get married, have a baby. Not necessarily in that order.
When Zoe tires of looking for Mr. Right, she decides to have a baby on her own. But on the day she's artificially inseminated, she meets Stan, who seems to be just who she's been searching for all her life. Now, Zoe has to figure out how to make her two life's dreams fit with each other.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
The Back-Up Plan is available to stream on DirecTV On Demand, Paramount+ (Via Amazon Prime), Philo, STARZ (Via Amazon Prime), STARZ (Via Hulu), and YouTube TV in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and Google Play. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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Synopsis
When Zoe tires of looking for Mr. Right, she decides to have a baby on her own. But on the day she's artificially inseminated, she meets Stan, who seems to be just who she's been searching for all her life. Now, Zoe has to figure out how to make her two life's dreams fit with each other.
More about The Back-Up Plan
Cast
Jennifer LopezZoe
Alex O'LoughlinStan
Michaela WatkinsMona
Eric Christian OlsenClive
Anthony AndersonPlayground Dad
Noureen DeWulfDaphne
Melissa McCarthyCarol
Tom BosleyArthurCredits
- Directed by
- Alan Poul
- Written by
- Kate Angelo
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $35M
- Box office
- $77.5M
Production
Escape ArtistsUnited States
CBS FilmsUnited States
