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**While the story is predictable and inconsistent, the final product is enjoyable, focusing on family over stereotypical rom-com romance.** Second Act was billed as sort of a rom-com, but that isn't very accurate. While a comedy, Second Act focuses on the story of a sharp woma…
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Second Act
“Her talent was real. Her résumé was not.”
63%
Movie
1h 43m
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Second Act (2018) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Second Act (2018) — a movie tagged as Romance and Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Value Shop assistant manager Maya Vargas wants only one thing for her 43rd birthday -- a promotion. While her résumé may not scream upper management, her track record certainly does; she is an innovator who listens to her customers and delivers results. When she loses the job to a college-educated candidate, Maya se… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~103 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Second Act 63% (1,246 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
Value Shop assistant manager Maya Vargas wants only one thing for her 43rd birthday -- a promotion. While her résumé may not scream upper management, her track record certainly does; she is an innovator who listens to her customers and delivers results. When she loses the job to a college-educated candidate, Maya sets out to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts -- and it's never too late for a second act.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2018-11-22
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- TMDB rating
- 6.3
- TMDB ID
- 503616
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Value Shop assistant manager Maya Vargas wants only one thing for her 43rd birthday -- a promotion. While her résumé may not scream upper management, her track record certainly does; she is an inno... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for Second Act is approximately 103 minutes.
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Cast
Jennifer Lopez
Maya
Vanessa Hudgens
Zoe
Leah Remini
Joan
Milo Ventimiglia
Trey
Treat Williams
Anderson Clarke
Lo Mutuc
Ariana
Annaleigh Ashford
Hildy Ostrander
Alan Aisenberg
Chase
Freddie Stroma
Ron Ebsen
Dave Foley
Felix Richter
Larry Miller
Weiskopf
Dierdre Friel
Big Ant
Lacretta
Suzi Teplitsky
Dan Bucatinsky
Arthur Coyle
Dalton Harrod
Dilly
John James Cronin
Otto
Phil Nee
Philip Jiang
Meng Ai
Dr. Chow
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**While the story is predictable and inconsistent, the final product is enjoyable, focusing on family over stereotypical rom-com romance.** Second Act was billed as sort of a rom-com, but that isn't very accurate. While a comedy, Second Act focuses on the story of a sharp woman without traditional credentials that learns to find success by being true to herself. The story is inconsistent, but there are plenty of funny moments throughout, particularly when the Monday Moms are on screen. The film's best part is Jennifer Lopez's character finding and reuniting with her long-lost daughter, whom she had to give up for adoption as a young teen. The supporting cast of quirky characters is entertaining too. But the lead character makes some dishonest decisions and lies to her loved ones repeatedly, making the viewer feel conflicted about rooting for her. Ultimately, Second Act gets distracted from its own story making the ending feel haphazard, stitched together, and uninspired. Still, a comedy not wrapped up in romance but a mother/daughter relationship is a nice change of pace.
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