Second Act

2018
12A
1h 43m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

31K

YOUR RATING

Jennifer Lopez stars as Maya, a 40-year-old woman struggling with frustrations from unfulfilled dreams. Until, that is, she gets the chance to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts, and that it is never too late for a Second Act.

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Comedy Drama Romance

A big-box store worker reinvents her life and her life-story and shows Madison Avenue what street smarts can do.A big-box store worker reinvents her life and her life-story and shows Madison Avenue what street smarts can do.A big-box store worker reinvents her life and her life-story and shows Madison Avenue what street smarts can do.

Director
- Peter Segal
Writers
- Justin Zackham
- Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

31K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Peter Segal
Writers
- Justin Zackham
- Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Videos39

Photos49

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Trivia
The photo that Maya finds on her Facebook page of her with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama is a real photo from the inaugural ball in Washington DC in January 2009 which Jennifer Lopez attended.

Goofs
During the Ginko trimming scene they trim down until there's only one leaf left, in the next scene there are more leaves on the plant.

Quotes
Maya: I wish we lived in a world where street smarts equals book smarts.

Connections
Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Ken Jeong/Vanessa Hudgens/Nicole Byer/Todd Sucherman (2018)

Soundtracks
Something's Got a Hold on Me
Written by Etta James, Leroy Kirkland, and Pearl Woods
Performed by Etta James
Courtesy of Geffen Records
under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User reviews246

Featured review

7/10

Nice, lite, Fun, heartwarming movie

I enjoyed this very much. Laughed out loud and was moved to tears. It is not meant to be taken too seriously. If you want a fun, enjoyable night at the movies, I would highly recommend this.