The Lucky One is a 2012 American romantic drama film directed by Scott Hicks and released in April 2012.

The following morning, he finds a picture of a young woman on the ground just before a mortar attack destroys where he had been sitting, killing many around him.

Suffering from PTSD and survivor guilt, he decides it is best to leave so departs to search for the woman in the photo.

At first, Beth is irritated by Logan's presence, but she begins to warm to him due to his calm demeanor, willingness to work, and competence in repairing machinery.

When Ben returns bloodied from a charity baseball game, Beth and Keith have an argument, and he threatens to use his connections to take full custody of the boy.

An intoxicated Keith sees Logan walking with his dog and angrily confronts him, drawing his gun while people on the street begin to panic and run.

He then heads home to pack, finding a photo of Beth's brother Drake inside a book Ben had given him.

Ben is en route to the treehouse, but the rope suspension bridge gives way and he falls into the river along with his father, just as Beth and Logan arrive.

At Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a "negative" rating of 20%, based on 148 reviews and an average rating of 4.3/10, with the critical consensus saying, "While it provides the requisite amount of escapist melodrama, The Lucky One ultimately relies on too many schmaltzy clichés to appeal to anyone not already familiar with the Nicholas Sparks formula".