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- 2011
- R
- Screen Gems
- 1 h 49 m
- 2011
- R
- Screen Gems
- 1 h 49 m
Summary A young female headhunter in New York convinces a potential recruit to accept a job in the Big Apple. Despite an attraction to each other, both realize they're everything they've been running from in a relationship and decide to see what happens if they leave emotion out of it and keep it strictly physical. (Sony Pictures)
Directed By: Will Gluck
Written By: Keith Merryman, David A. Newman, Harley Peyton, Will Gluck
- 2011
- R
- Screen Gems
- 1 h 49 m
- 2011
- R
- Screen Gems
- 1 h 49 m
Friends with Benefits
63
6.7
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Summary A young female headhunter in New York convinces a potential recruit to accept a job in the Big Apple. Despite an attraction to each other, both realize they're everything they've been running from in a relationship and decide to see what happens if they leave emotion out of it and keep it strictly physical. (Sony Pictures)
Directed By: Will Gluck
Written By: Keith Merryman, David A. Newman, Harley Peyton, Will Gluck
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
63
68% Positive
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
27% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
5% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
63
68% Positive
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
27% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
5% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
The result isn't just the best new romantic comedy released so far this year, but one of the best comedies, period.
It's a tired formula moviegoers know well, but in the case of Friends With Benefits, it works.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 336 User Ratings
6.7
59% Positive
199 Ratings
199 Ratings
32% Mixed
108 Ratings
108 Ratings
9% Negative
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 336 User Ratings
6.7
59% Positive
199 Ratings
199 Ratings
32% Mixed
108 Ratings
108 Ratings
9% Negative
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
This was an unexpected delight. Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis in a rom-com about their own friendship and adding sex into it. The script is very hilarious and very briskly paced, which makes it a great standout as a rom-com. Justin Timberlake has a surprisingly charming screen presence even though I've only heard his acting voice in the Trolls Movies, but he is also charming in this movie too. I hope I watch more of his movies too.
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A truly heart-warming story of friendship and passion, wrapped up in a nice bouquet and delivered by hand by Timberlake and Kunis. The most underated actor and actress of our time team up to produce an inspiring movie about the trials and tribulations of todays society. An enjoyable film that will bring a smile to your face every time. I bought this on blu-ray and DVD just so the creators of this masterpiece got the money they deserved for this genius piece of writing and acting. A lovely family movie that will keep everybody entertained through-out.
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I enjoy both Timberlake and Kunis; just this side of manic, they seem right together.
The results are about as naughty as that sounds (not very), but it also makes for a fairly giggling good time.
Instead of gleaning something from real life, the great minds behind Friends With Benefits slapped their ideas together based on screwball classics, "Sleepless in Seattle" bits, and a keen analysis of Hollywood hackery.
Watching these two actors move from being sweetly flirtatious to doing real emotional battle may not entirely compensate for the movie's other failings, but it goes a long way toward making amends.
What's most crushing is witnessing what should have been the dream pairing of Kunis and Timberlake - both foxy, loose, confident performers - here generating zero chemistry.
The film makes fun of rom-com cliche's yet the film is an entire cliche yeah I am self aware of that their gonna be together and I know how silly the formula is tiresome, but Timberlake and Kunis's chemistry works so does the R-rated humor. Jamie (played by Mila Kunis) is a executive recruiter, who entices Dylan (Justin Timberlake) an art director from Los Angeles, to take a job at the New York office at GQ magazine. They both are tired of dating and don't want to date, they are both intimacy issues, so when they find out what they have in common so they become fast friends. Dylan and Jamie decide to quit for true love and focus on having fun, so they become friends with benefits (title). Co-writer director Will Gluck (Easy A) makes Timberlake and Kunis sexy also makes the formulaic hot body romantic comedy fun to watch. At times watching this film made me moan, it was so painfully predictable. But hey I enjoyed it. 3 out of 5 stars
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This is a VERY predictable movie with moments that make you wonder why they couldn't make this love story/comedy work. Yes Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis have great chemistry on screen and yet the "Comedy" is SO FORCED on that it took me out of the movie as quick as it got me into it. Very predictable story wise too. Just not a great one.
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If you’ve seen one romcom,this won’t surprise you,wooden actors,nothing original about the plot.
You know the end 10 minutes into the film,do yourself a favour,watch something else.
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Production Company
Screen Gems,
Castle Rock Entertainment,
Zucker Productions,
Olive Bridge Entertainment
Release Date Jul 22, 2011
Duration 1 h 49 m
Rating R
Tagline Friendship is a four-letter word.
Awards
Teen Choice Awards
• 2 Nominations
Russian National Movie Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
People's Choice Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
