A Previous Engagement is a 2006[1] Maltese American[2] romantic comedy film written and directed by Joan Carr-Wiggin and starring Juliet Stevenson, Tchéky Karyo, Daniel Stern and Valerie Mahaffey.

The film was shot entirely in Malta.

[3] The film has a 37% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 19 reviews.

[4] Bill Weber of Slant Magazine awarded the film half a star out of four.

[1] John Anderson of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, “Despite the occasional detour into mawkishness, A Previous Engagement nicely balances unutterable truths about marriage and love with the comedy that is human interaction and the unending drama that is man and women, repulsion and attraction.”[2]