Friends with Benefits (2011)

Directed by Will Gluck · Romance, Comedy

Starring Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Jenna Elfman, Patricia Clarkson, Woody Harrelson, Richard Jenkins, Bryan Greenberg, Andy Samberg, Nolan Gould, Shaun White, Andrew Fleming, Catherine Reitman, Courtney Henggeler, Masi Oka, Tiya Sircar, Christopher T. Wood, Emma Stone, Lili Mirojnick, Rupak Ginn, Duane R. Shepard Sr., Chike Johnson, Angelique Cabral, Lance Kerfuffle, Jerry Ying, Jerry Hyman, Nick Lee, Jason Sung Lee, Michael Morris, Brooklyn McLinn, Timothy Bish, LaJon Dantzler, Angel Feliciano, Laura Fremont, Nicole Guidetti, Alicia Mazepa, Mayumi Miguel, Jermaine Montell, Joanna Numata, Danielle Polanco, Wes Pope, Steven Rosa, Seth Stewart, DeAnna Walters, Adam Zotovich, Alexandra Gluck, Taryn Gluck, Kandé Amadou, Christopher Baskerville, Barry Bradford, Jennifer Brito, William Patrick Brown, Jorga Caye, Tammy Dugen, Teresa Hui, Rashida Jones, Paul Marra, Andrea-Rachel Parker, Evelina Pereira, Alex Phillip, Shane Schoeppner, Jason Segel, Uzimann, Barbara Vincent

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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.

My review · Reviewed 02/03/2023

Breaking news: You're not going to see anything here that hasn't been done better elsewhere (Sleeping With Other People immediately comes to mind). That said, there is a fair amount to like here. As with most Rom-Coms, if you pay attention you can see the details of the final scene coming as they dropped hints throughout the movie. The two leads have fantastic chemistry, although if I am being honest Timberlake really struggled in scenes where he was just supposed to deliver regular (not comedic) dialog. There is a fake movie that is referenced multiple times in the real movie - I think I may have enjoyed that one more.

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