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Catastrophe

<p>Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan write and star in this R-rated comedy about a one-week stand between a Boston ad exec and a London schoolteacher that leads to an accidental pregnancy. When Rob moves to the UK to help figure things out, cultures clash and hormones flare as these two realize they don't know the first thing about each other.</p>

Catastrophe
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Cast:

Sharon Horgan
Rob Delaney
Carrie Fisher
Ashley Jensen
Mark Bonnar

Director:
Sharon Horgan, Rob Delaney

Producer:
Richard Allen-Turner, Jon Thoday, Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan

Written by:
Sharon Horgan, Rob Delaney

Metacritic Score:
83

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
100

On-Demand Release Date:
June 20, 2015

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