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Quick Info

Rating

6.3/10

Release2018

Runtime1h 43m

StatusReleased

Budget$16,000,000

Revenue$72,282,227

Production

STXfilms

Nuyorican Productions

Universal Pictures

TMP Films

Huayi Brothers Pictures

Movie

Second Act

2018

1h 43m

6.3

Romance

Comedy

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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