Nine Months is a 1995 American romantic comedy film produced, written and directed by Chris Columbus.

The film stars Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold, Joan Cusack, Jeff Goldblum and Robin Williams.

Feeling that Samuel is not ready to be a father, Rebecca leaves him and moves in with Marty and Gail (who is also pregnant with a fourth child).

Nine Months was filmed in the San Francisco area, including Marin County, Napa Valley, and Oakland, beginning in October 1994.

Following its initial release, Nine Months continued to perform well and ultimately grossed a total of $138.5 million USD worldwide.

The site's critics consensus states: "Nine Months finds writer-director Chris Columbus playing to his worst comedic instincts -- and relying far too heavily on the trademark tics of his miscast leading man.

[5] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade "A−" on scale of A+ to F.[6] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two stars out of four, saying, "Nine Months is one of those movies where the outcome is abundantly clear to everyone but the hero, who remains in the hapless position of playing dumb because, if he didn't, there wouldn't be a plot.

"[7] His review, and that of Gene Siskel, referenced Grant's then-recent arrest for receiving oral sex from Estella Marie Thompson.

Roger's said "the film's box-office performance will be closely analyzed for clues about whether Grant's career will be affected by the recent scandal.

"[7] Gene Siskel's, in the Chicago Tribune, said that "frankly [Grant's] arrest for consorting with a hooker does limit our enjoyment of this fear-of-commitment comedy.

'Nine Months' would still turn up lame because of its obvious plotting and the constantly irritating presence of Tom Arnold as a much-too-cheerful neighbor.

"[8] Todd McCarthy, a critic from Variety, described the film as "an exceedingly safe and conventional Chris Columbus comedy."

"[11] Grant said that his disappointment at his performance in Nine Months, following a preview of the film, led him to "a Ken Russell kind of lunch" and a sex act with Divine Brown in Los Angeles in 1995.