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- 2006
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 28 m
- 2006
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 28 m
Summary Friends With Money examines the shifting relationships between four women who have been friends all of their adult lives. Now as they settle into their early middle age, their friendship is increasingly challenged by the ever-growing disparity in their individual degrees of financial comfort. It is a poignant snapshot of the way we live ...
Directed By: Nicole Holofcener
Written By: Nicole Holofcener
- 2006
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 28 m
- 2006
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 28 m
Friends with Money
68
6.0
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Summary Friends With Money examines the shifting relationships between four women who have been friends all of their adult lives. Now as they settle into their early middle age, their friendship is increasingly challenged by the ever-growing disparity in their individual degrees of financial comfort. It is a poignant snapshot of the way we live ...
Directed By: Nicole Holofcener
Written By: Nicole Holofcener
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 38 Critic Reviews
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68% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
32% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 38 Critic Reviews
68
68% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
32% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Holofcener possesses a genius for creating exquisitely realized characters who seem to have led full, rich, complicated lives before the film's first scene takes place, and will go on living complex, idiosyncratic existences long after they disappear from the screen. Of course, it doesn't hurt that she has four of the best actresses in Hollywood as the leads, especially Keener.
The result is an exquisitely calibrated hypermodern comedy of manners. A quiet but devastating ensemble piece, both acerbic and sweet, "Friends" blends empathy and a great sense of comic timing with the richness of Holofcener's trademark take-no-prisoners observations.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 User Ratings
6.0
38% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
54% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
8% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 User Ratings
6.0
38% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
54% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
8% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
just let him finish..
Friends With Money
A smart and more importantly a mature way to approach the episodes of lives of old ordinary friends that is shockingly gripping and funny for around 90 minutes. The writer-director Nicole Holofcener knows its strength i.e. unpredictable natured script, that thickens more and more as it ages on the screen and offers some of the most developed feature in this genre, if not the best. Sharing their screen time, all the leading ladies; Jennifer Aniston, Joan Cusack, Frances McDormand and Catherine Keener, are upto their mark and delivers the best in their limited span. Friends With Money is sharp, to the point and fast paced script that twists its way around the sub-plots holding them onto their seat and offers something new which is always rare.
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Relateable Middle-Age Life Drama
Friends with money (2006) tell a bunch of middle-aged women that frequently gather around with their relationship drama. They are all so depressed with their own rich life except for the poor and low-lived Olivia (Jennifer Aniston). The main plot is comparing every depressed marriage between all of them especially Olivia as the only non-marriage person. Then, the storyline shows their struggle to live happily and be supportive of each other.
The pros are relatable storylines to a middle-age life crisis, especially for women that usually always compare husbands, happiness, wealthiness, and relationships. All of those gave the audience moral value to make it more relatable to the story. Besides that, this movie duration is pretty short (1.5 hr) which suitable for anyone that bored but only has a short time. However, the cons are everything seems in the standard quality for visual, acting performance, and the developing plot. And in addition, the movie ending seems too rushed.
Overall, this movie is suitable for someone which bored, needs lil bit of companionship, and only has a short time. I’m pretty satisfied watching this movie. You should check it out too and enjoys it.
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It's a movie of charm and insight, well-acted and carefully observed, but it's also one that lacks any real heights to offset the generic competence that characterizes it. There's no real drama to follow, no surprises of sufficient magnitude to enliven the experience.
This is a dense and sophisticated work about mortality, materialism, madness, jealousy and pity.
The four ladies of Friends With Money are people I wouldn't want to ride the bus with (not that some of them would be caught dead on public transportation). They're whiners with little self-knowledge. Perhaps that's what holds them together, but it's not pretty.
Nothing much happens here, and even less is resolved. You could make an argument that that's how life is, unresolved, but as a film, it makes for frustrating viewing, particularly when plot threads with the potential to bust open the story are left hanging.
Entertaining and highly watchable but in the end, it just feels trite.
Certainly watchable and occasionally entertaining, Nicole Holofcener is able to create a slightly above-average ensemble of ladies. Stand-outs: Jennifer Aniston and Catherine Keener.
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This film is torture to watch. The characters are so one dimensional and irritating that I could have gladly killed half of them. The script is lame Jennifer Anniston is awful and looks as though she was bored throughout the movie. Considering the strength of the cast I was hoping for a lot more.
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This movie was shockingly awful. What a waste of a stellar cast. Ploddy, dull, lifeless dialogue. No wit, no insight, several unlikeable characters that did not engage whatsoever. I didn't care what happened to any of them. I didn't laugh once. At one point one of the characters says "I feel like we're just waiting to die". I couldn't have agreed more.
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Production Company
This Is That Productions
Release Date Apr 7, 2006
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating R
Awards
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Women in Film Crystal Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
• 1 Nomination
