The Significant Other
The Significant Other
2012, English. Directed by Shalene Portman.
When Love Checks In, Sanity Checks Out
When operating a Bed and Breakfast it's better to be married? Or is it? Clara will find that her fictitious husband may cost her the love of her life. Her first guest, Rick, is gorgeous, sweet and single but he thinks she's married. Clara doesn't know how to tell him that she's not really married, and after running into her "husband" with his male lover, Rick doesn't know how to tell her that her husband is gay and cheating on her. The Significant Other is hysterical romp where love checks in and sanity checks out.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 December 2012
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Shalene Portman
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The Significant Other runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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Which OTT platform is The Significant Other on?
The Significant Other isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 December 2012. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Significant Other?
If you liked The Significant Other, try ¿Quieres ser mi hijo?, Love, Weddings & Other Disasters, Yoh! Bestie.
Who directed The Significant Other?
The Significant Other (2012) was directed by Shalene Portman and stars Brittany Joyner, Donny Boaz, Stephanie Young.