# Marry Me (2022 film)
**Marry Me** is a 2022 American romantic comedy directed by Kat Coiro, starring [Jennifer Lopez](https://www.edgepedia.org/jennifer-lopez) as a pop superstar who marries a stranger from her concert audience, played by [Owen Wilson](https://www.edgepedia.org/owen-wilson), after learning seconds before her wedding that her fiancé has cheated on her. [Universal Pictures](https://www.edgepedia.org/universal-pictures) released the film in theaters on February 11, 2022, and, in a day-and-date arrangement, on its Peacock streaming service.[1](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10223460/) • [2](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/netflix/i-was-totally-ready-to-loathe-jennifer-lopezs-new-to-netflix-rom-com-movie-but-it-warmed-my-cynical-heart)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director / writers | Kat Coiro; screenplay by Harper Dill, John Rogers, and Tami Sagher[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marry_me_2022/cast-and-crew) |
| Source | Based on Bobby Crosby's graphic novel of the same name[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10223460/fullcredits/) |
| Release | February 11, 2022 (United States), Universal Pictures; PG-13; 1 hr 52 min[1](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10223460/) |
| Box office | $50,541,093 worldwide: $22,438,180 domestic (44.4%) and $28,102,913 international; $7,949,980 domestic opening[1](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10223460/) |
| Critical scores | 61% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer (216 reviews) and 92% audience Popcornmeter; Metascore 51 on Metacritic[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marry_me_2022) • [6](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/marry-me/critic-reviews/) |
| Lead cast | Jennifer Lopez (Kat Valdez, also producer), Owen Wilson (Charlie Gilbert), Maluma (Bastian), Sarah Silverman, Chloe Coleman[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marry_me_2022/cast-and-crew) |
| Streaming | Peacock at release; later available on Netflix (2025)[2](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/netflix/i-was-totally-ready-to-loathe-jennifer-lopezs-new-to-netflix-rom-com-movie-but-it-warmed-my-cynical-heart) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Kat Valdez (Jennifer Lopez) is half of a celebrity power couple with the music star Bastian (Maluma, in his feature-film debut).[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marry_me_2022) As their hit duet "Marry Me" climbs the charts, the two plan to wed on stage before their fans in a ceremony streamed across multiple platforms, with an expected audience of 20 million.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marry_me_2022) • [7](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/marry-me-movie-review-2022) Seconds before the ceremony, Kat learns that Bastian has cheated on her with her assistant.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marry_me_2022)
Charlie Gilbert (Owen Wilson), a high-school math teacher who is divorced, attends the show reluctantly, brought along by his daughter Lou (Chloe Coleman) and his closest friend Parker ([Sarah Silverman](https://www.edgepedia.org/sarah-silverman)), and he carries a sign saying "marry me."[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marry_me_2022) • [8](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/marry-me) In a moment of impulse, Kat chooses Charlie from the crowd and marries him on stage.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marry_me_2022) Kat's team promises a contribution to Charlie's school if he will go along with the marriage for a few months, make public appearances, and give interviews.[7](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/marry-me-movie-review-2022) The sham relationship develops into genuine feelings, but after Bastian invites Kat to perform "Marry Me" at his [Madison Square Garden](https://www.edgepedia.org/madison-square-garden) concert to boost her Grammy nomination chances, Charlie feels he does not fit in her world and breaks things off; Kat later joins Charlie and Lou at a math tournament in Peoria, declares her love, and asks to marry for real.[9](https://themoviespoiler.com/movies/marry-me/)
## Production
Development began at Universal in 2018 after Jennifer Lopez optioned Bobby Crosby's 2012 graphic novel through her Nuyorican Productions banner, with a reported production budget of $23 million.[10](https://saturation.io/budgets/marry-me-2022) The screenplay is credited to Harper Dill, John Rogers, and Tami Sagher, and the crew included cinematographer Florian Ballhaus, editor Michael Berenbaum, and composer [John Debney](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-debney).[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marry_me_2022/cast-and-crew) Lopez produced alongside Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and [Benny Medina](https://www.edgepedia.org/benny-medina).[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marry_me_2022/cast-and-crew) The supporting cast includes [Michelle Buteau](https://www.edgepedia.org/michelle-buteau), Utkarsh Ambudkar, John Bradley, Stephen Wallem, and a cameo by Jimmy Fallon as himself.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marry_me_2022/cast-and-crew)
The film was a pre-pandemic production, and its crowd scenes and multiple locations carry what one reviewer called an air of before-times indulgence despite the modest budget.[11](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/review-marry-me-is-an-overly-decent-proposal) Common Sense Media noted that the adaptation transformed the graphic novel's pop princess, originally written as a young, shallow, White Britney Spears type, into a multicultural musical experience.[8](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/marry-me)
## Release and box office
Universal released the film theatrically on February 11, 2022, with earlier international openings from February 9 in EMEA territories, and simultaneously on Peacock.[1](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10223460/) • [2](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/netflix/i-was-totally-ready-to-loathe-jennifer-lopezs-new-to-netflix-rom-com-movie-but-it-warmed-my-cynical-heart) The domestic opening weekend grossed $7,949,980, and the film finished with $22,438,180 domestically and $28,102,913 internationally, a total of $50,541,093 worldwide.[1](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10223460/) The largest international markets included the United Kingdom ($3,055,667), Germany ($2,071,103), and Mexico ($1,621,297).[1](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10223460/) The film later moved between streaming services, reaching Netflix in 2025.[2](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/netflix/i-was-totally-ready-to-loathe-jennifer-lopezs-new-to-netflix-rom-com-movie-but-it-warmed-my-cynical-heart)
## Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a 61% Tomatometer from 216 reviews, with a critics consensus that its storyline is heavy on the "something old" and "something borrowed" but that the well-matched leads make it easy to say "I do"; the audience Popcornmeter stands at 92%.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marry_me_2022) Metacritic assigned a Metascore of 51, labeled mixed or average, based on 46 critic reviews.[6](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/marry-me/critic-reviews/)
**Critical views.** Nell Minow of RogerEbert.com, in an 88-score review, wrote that the script might as well have been written by an algorithm to hit every rom-com beat, but credited the film for avoiding silly misunderstandings, contrived situations, and cartoonishly awful people.[6](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/marry-me/critic-reviews/) The Guardian called it a synthetic romcom and "bland romcom by numbers," while TIME described it as a lively, casual delight whose premise is delectably preposterous.[12](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/feb/13/marry-me-review-jennier-lopez-and-owen-wilson-are-flung-together-in-synthetic-romcom) • [13](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/feb/10/marry-me-review-jennifer-lopez-and-owen-wilson-are-odd-couple-in-bland-romcom-by-numbers) • [14](https://time.com/6145415/jlo-marry-me-romantic-comedies/) Reviewers repeatedly singled out Lopez's performance: RogerEbert.com wrote that Lopez is the heart of the film, resting on her warmth and star power.[7](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/marry-me-movie-review-2022) Common Sense Media flagged extensive product placement, including Guess, Coach, Pasquale Bruni, Wix.com, Michelob Ultra, and NBCUniversal's own networks.[8](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/marry-me)
**Retrospective take.** A 2025 Tom's Guide piece, written as the film arrived on Netflix, called it an effective crowd-pleaser that mined considerable charm from the leads' chemistry, even if it was not a trailblazer for the genre.[2](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/netflix/i-was-totally-ready-to-loathe-jennifer-lopezs-new-to-netflix-rom-com-movie-but-it-warmed-my-cynical-heart) The film and its soundtrack received [People's Choice Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/peoples-choice-awards) consideration in the comedy categories, and the title song by Lopez and Maluma was promoted in the Best Original Song conversation for the 2022 awards year.[10](https://saturation.io/budgets/marry-me-2022)
## References
1. [Marry Me (2022), Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10223460/)
2. [I was totally ready to loathe Jennifer Lopez's new to Netflix rom-com movie, Tom's Guide (2025)](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/netflix/i-was-totally-ready-to-loathe-jennifer-lopezs-new-to-netflix-rom-com-movie-but-it-warmed-my-cynical-heart)
3. [Marry Me: Full Cast & Crew, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marry_me_2022/cast-and-crew)
4. [Marry Me (2022) Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10223460/fullcredits/)
5. [Marry Me (2022), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marry_me_2022)
6. [Marry Me critic reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/marry-me/critic-reviews/)
7. [Marry Me movie review & film summary, RogerEbert.com](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/marry-me-movie-review-2022)
8. [Marry Me, Parents' Guide & Movie Review, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/marry-me)
9. [MARRY ME, The Movie Spoiler](https://themoviespoiler.com/movies/marry-me/)
10. [Marry Me (2022) Budget: $23M Production Cost, Saturation.io](https://saturation.io/budgets/marry-me-2022)
11. [Marry Me Is an Overly Decent Proposal, Vanity Fair (2022)](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/review-marry-me-is-an-overly-decent-proposal)
12. [Marry Me review, The Guardian (13 February 2022)](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/feb/13/marry-me-review-jennier-lopez-and-owen-wilson-are-flung-together-in-synthetic-romcom)
13. [Marry Me review, The Guardian (10 February 2022)](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/feb/10/marry-me-review-jennifer-lopez-and-owen-wilson-are-odd-couple-in-bland-romcom-by-numbers)
14. [Why Jennifer Lopez Remains the Patron Saint of Romantic Comedies, TIME (2022)](https://time.com/6145415/jlo-marry-me-romantic-comedies/)
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