Claire and Phil Foster are a believably weary suburban New Jersey couple. A working duo whose ostensibly romantic weekly "date night" consists mainly of planning their children's social calendars, they've reached the point in their relationship where what passes for a sexual come-on is a drooly removal of the bite guard and a halfhearted "I can rally."
So when their friends (Mark Ruffalo and Kristen Wiig) drop the bombshell that they're splitting up because they no longer wish to be merely "excellent roommates," the Fosters venture to shake up their own rut with a big night in Manhattan. And when a case of mistaken identity spirals out of control, they soon find themselves on an adventure that is part "Out of Towners" and part "After Hours," with a soupçon of "The Warriors'" urban odyssey. Can they rekindle their love, avoid getting killed, and get home in time to take the kids to school?
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