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How Do You Know

Movie·2010·Comedy, Drama, Romance·2h 1m·5.3 (1,059)·Directed by James L. Brooks

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After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.

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Reese WitherspoonReese WitherspoonLisaPaul RuddPaul RuddGeorgeOwen WilsonOwen WilsonMattyJack NicholsonJack NicholsonCharlesKathryn HahnKathryn HahnAnnieMark Linn-BakerMark Linn-BakerRonLenny VenitoLenny VenitoAlMolly PriceMolly PriceCoach Sally

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