Couples Retreat is a
comedy film directed by
Peter Billingsley and written by
Jon Favreau,
Vince Vaughn and
Dana Fox. Vaughn and Favreau star with
Faizon Love,
Jason Bateman,
Kristin Davis,
Kristen Bell,
Malin Akerman and
Jean Reno. It was released on October 9, 2009 in the United States and on October 14, 2009 in the United Kingdom.
Plot
Following failed attempts to conceive, Jason (
Jason Bateman) and Cynthia (
Kristen Bell) are close to getting a divorce. In an effort to save their marriage they book a vacation to a couples therapy retreat, called Eden. To save money they encourage their friends to join them, and claim that their friends can enjoy the party activities and not take part in the therapy. Reluctantly their friends, Dave (
Vince Vaughn) and Ronnie (
Malin Akerman), Joey (
Jon Favreau) and Lucy (
Kristen Davis), and recently divorced Shane (
Faizon Love) and his girlfriend Trudy (
Kali Hawk) agree.