The Ugly Truth

The Ugly Truth
A man and a woman leaning shoulder to shoulder, divided by a thick black line.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Luketic
Screenplay byNicole Eastman
Karen McCullah Lutz
Kirsten Smith
Story byNicole Eastman
Produced byTom Rosenberg
Gary Lucchesi
StarringKatherine Heigl
Gerard Butler
Eric Winter
John Michael Higgins
Nick Searcy
Kevin Connolly
Cheryl Hines
CinematographyRussell Carpenter
Edited byLisa Zeno Churgin
Music byAaron Zigman
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • July 24, 2009 (2009-07-24)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$38 million[1]
Box office$205 million[1]

The Ugly Truth is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic, written by Nicole Eastman, Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. The film was released in North America on July 24, 2009 by Columbia Pictures, and was panned by critics, with the Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus stating that "despite the best efforts of Butler and Heigl", the film "suffers from a weak script that relies on romantic comedy formula". It was a commercial success, grossing $205 million against a budget of $38 million.

  1. ^ a b "The Ugly Truth". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2009-10-31.