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Three friends begin a dangerous three-way relationship that spirals out of control, leading to dire consequences that haunt them ten years later.

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Thea
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Sid
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Guy at College Party
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Boss
Paula Roth ...
Mom
Lee Cobb ...
Stepfather
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Nick
John A. MacKay ...
Mitchell
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Guy Who Asks for His $ Back (as Evan Neuman)
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Storyline

When two college students, Sam and Thea, meet Coles at a party, their mutual attraction is immediate, leading to a passionate and awkward night together, and the onset of an intensely charged bond. As they continue to push the sexual boundaries of their friendship, however, they are tested by Sam and Coles' incipient romance and Thea's increasing recklessness, until the relationship dissolves amid a cloud of fear, resentment and mistrust. Eight years later they reunite. An animator for a high-profile ad agency, Coles now lives with Claire, his girlfriend of five years. Thea is happily married to Miles, with whom she owns a flourishing restaurant. And Sam has just returned to Manhattan after working in London where she recently broke off her engagement. Yet upon reconnecting, the three are drawn back into the complicated dynamic that defined their relationship from the start and are forced to confront the true meaning of commitment and love. Written by Sujit R. Varma

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There's no room for honesty in a healthy relationship...

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Rated R for sexuality, language, and brief drug use | See all certifications »
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18 July 2003 (Portugal)  »

Also Known As:

Coles und die Frauen  »

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$17,089 (USA) (11 April 2003)

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$103,874 (USA) (13 June 2003)
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A married couple that director Austin Chick knew were so affected by the emotional repercussions of their friend's film that they started divorce proceedings shortly after seeing it. See more »

Goofs

When Coles and his girlfriend exchange gifts it is said to be August 1. In the scene she is wearing a think winter sweater and in the subsequent scenes that seem to follow chronological order of the days following the gift exchange she is again wearing seasonally inappropriate clothes (thick sweaters, boots, coats) in all scenes but at the lake. See more »

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Coles: I'm surprised that you're so upset by this situation.
Sam: What is this situation?
Coles: This!
Sam: There is no situation except for you being a complete asshole.
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"Kool Thing"
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20 somethings have fun, then pay the consequences.
24 November 2005 | by (Wrexham, North Wales) – See all my reviews

A tale of 3 twenty somethings who meet at a party and end up having a threesome.

two of the trilogy end up in an "open relationship", until feelings for each other get in the way and they end up drifting apart.

fast forward 10 years and the trio meet up again, their lives have taken them on different routes but this meeting makes them realise that they never really moved on from each other, and this could have a devastating effect on their "new" lives unless they come to terms with their feelings and sort out some problems that first surfaced years before.

Watchable relationship yarn, but the real problem is that all the characters are quite dislikable therefore its hard to feel sorry for any of them, and this reflects on the film - making it hard to enjoy and making it impossible care one bit about anyone involved in it.


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