Friends with Benefits
Friends with Benefits

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Friends with Benefits

2011
Movie
109 min
English

Dylan is done with relationships. Jamie decides to stop buying into the Hollywood clichés of true love. When the two become friends they decide to try something new and take advantage of their mutual attraction - but without any emotional attachment.

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IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes70%
Metacritic60/100
Google Users75%
Director: Will GluckGenres: Comedy, Romance

Plot Summary

New York advertising executive Dylan Harper is persuaded by his friend Jamie Harris to take a job in Los Angeles. Jamie sets Dylan up with her friend, magazine editor Lauren, and they quickly bond over their recent breakups and busy careers. Deciding that their lives are too hectic for serious relationships, they agree to a "friends with benefits" arrangement, free of emotional complications. However, as their physical relationship deepens, they find themselves developing genuine feelings for each other, complicating their initial pact.

Critical Reception

Friends with Benefits received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics, who praised its chemistry between the leads and its witty dialogue, though some found the plot predictable. Audiences generally responded well to the film, appreciating its comedic elements and the engaging performances.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for the undeniable chemistry between Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis.

  • Appreciated for its sharp, witty dialogue and modern take on romantic comedy tropes.

  • Some critics found the plot to be formulaic and predictable.

Google audience: Viewers enjoyed the film's humor and the on-screen chemistry of the lead actors. Many found it to be a fun and entertaining romantic comedy that offered a fresh perspective on modern relationships.

Fun Fact

The film was shot primarily in New York City and Los Angeles, with some scenes also filmed in San Francisco and a brief sequence in Paris.

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2 reviews
r96sk

r96sk

Entertaining, even if that's almost entirely thanks to Mila Kunis. <em>'Friends with Benefits'</em> has surprisingly more to it than I would've predicted, it's not just about sex, sex and sex. That does take up large portions of the film...

Andres Gomez

Andres Gomez

Even Kunis and Timberlake bodies are not able to save this movie. Quite boring with extremely verbose but not funny dialogues and trying to be "cool" mixing Internet hot topics like flash mobs in a lame way.

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