Couples Retreat is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Billingsley marking his directorial debut, and written by Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, and Dana Fox. Vaughn and Favreau star with Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, Kristin Davis, Malin Åkerman, Kristen Bell, and Jean Reno. The film was shot mostly on the French Polynesian island of Bora Bora. Released on October 9, 2009, in the United States, it was panned by critics, who called the film a "arid, mirthless comedy", but was a box office success, grossing $171.8 million against a budget of $60 million.