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Overview

User Rating:
5.4/10   25,083 votes
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Director:
Michael Lehmann
Writer (WGA):
Rob Perez (written by)
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Release Date:
1 March 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance | Drama more
Tagline:
One man is about to do the unthinkable. No sex. Whatsoever. For... 40 Days and 40 Nights more
Plot:
After a brutal breakup, a young man vows to stay celibate during the 40 days of Lent, but finds the girl of his dreams and is unable to do anything about it. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Terrible more (196 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
40 jours et 40 nuits (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity and language.
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA | UK | France
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #38351) | France:U | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (cut) | Philippines:R-18 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating on appeal) | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15
Company:
Miramax Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Matt and Erica first meet at the laundromat, Erica is wearing a t-shirt that says "Türkiye" (Turkey) and has the map of Turkey on it. She's clearly wearing a t-shirt bought as a souvenir to give the idea that she has nothing else left to wear. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: The cameraman is reflected in the window of the bus as they sit in the back seat. more
Quotes:
Matt: Wait, wait. Don't go to sleep yet. We got to talk about something.
[pause]
Matt: Stickers. Do you like stickers?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Sex Movie (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Strange Disease more

FAQ

What song was playing when Matt races to Erica in the taxi after he finds out about the website?
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55 out of 105 people found the following comment useful.
Terrible, 29 December 2002
3/10
Author: easmith03 from Indianapolis

I didn't find any redeeming qualities in this movie. I knew going in the movie was kind of based on the sophomoric premise that a sexually active young man was giving up sex for Lent. The movie also purports to be a comedy. So, almost all of the humor of the film revolves around Matt's (Josh Hartnett) attempt at celibacy, while apparently in his world every woman is young beautiful, and willing to have sex with him. So, you get lots of scenes of him gasping in frustration running away from women while putting ice down his pants. I found the humor witless, and below the standards of "Porky's" or typical teenage drive-in type movies.

Also, in this world were Matt lives, everyone knows about everyone else's sex lifes, they are freely discussed, and in Matt's case becomes the subject of world wide betting on the internet. While Matt seems to view this as an unfortunate turn of events, apparently he harbours no ill will towards his "friends" for publishing his plight. Or doesn't seem to be upset with them as they go out of their way to make him break is vow for Lent.

There is more to the "plot" of the movie, he meets a girl and falls in love but the movie screams the question "HOW CAN THEY BE IN LOVE IF THEY AREN'T HAVING SEX?" I'm not sure what the movie answered... it doesn't matter. The movie is absurd, the ending is meaningless.

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