Friends with Benefits

5.00
    Friends with Benefits
    2011

    Synopsis

    Dylan and Jamie think it's going to be easy to add the simple act of sex to their friendship, despite what Hollywood romantic comedies would have them believe. They soon discover however that getting physical really does always lead to complications.

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    Cast

    • Justin TimberlakeDylan Harper
    • Mila KunisJamie Rellis
    • Jenna ElfmanAnnie Harper
    • Patricia ClarksonLorna
    • Woody HarrelsonTommy Bollinger
    • Richard JenkinsMr. Harper
    • Bryan GreenbergParker
    • Andy SambergQuincy
    • Nolan GouldSammy - Sam the Magnificent
    • Shaun WhiteHimself

    Recommendations

    • 88

      Orlando Sentinel

      Chemistry is king. It's one reason the rom-com has long seemed like the toughest code for Hollywood to crack. But never underestimate the power of snappy, rapid-fire banter, the paving stones of the Hollywood road to romance.
    • 83

      Tampa Bay Times

      It works because Timberlake and Kunis are totally in control of their damaged characters without winking at the audience, as if to say: "Aren't we cute, behaving so naughty?" Their sex is amusingly awkward, and their repressed longings more so. It's the kind of chemistry that comes along once in a generation.
    • 80

      The Hollywood Reporter

      Goes a long way in bringing sexy back to a soggy genre, benefiting greatly from the presence of its likable leads.
    • 75

      Chicago Sun-Times

      The news about this movie is that it makes it clear that both Timberlake and Kunis are the real thing when it comes to light comedy.
    • 67

      Austin Chronicle

      The middle of a movie is often where filmmakers lose their way, but Friends With Benefits nails this stretch, in which nothing very remarkable happens as two people talk, in bed and out of bed. There's a fine line between fun-dirty and ick-dirty – sometimes you can't identify the line until it's been crossed – and this film keeps its toes on the right side of raunch.
    • 60

      Variety

      The raunchy premise here is just a smokescreen for the sort of squarely moralistic, altar-bound comedy of which even Jane Austen would approve.
    • 60

      Boxoffice Magazine

      By poking fun at the cliches, director Gluck thinks he can turn an inevitability into an in-joke. Eh, it'll do.
    • 50

      Arizona Republic

      Patricia Clarkson is kind of funny as Jamie's mom, an unreformed hippie. And Timberlake and Kunis get in a few good laughs before it's over. But with such a well-worn story, you can't shake the idea you've seen this kind of thing before.

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