Friends with Benefits (2011)

While trying to avoid the clichés of Hollywood romantic comedies, Dylan and Jamie soon discover however that adding the act of sex to their friendship does lead to complications.

Director:

Will Gluck

Writers:

Keith Merryman (screenplay), David A. Newman (screenplay),

Stars:

Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Justin Timberlake	...	Dylan
Mila Kunis	...	Jamie
Patricia Clarkson	...	Lorna
Jenna Elfman	...	Annie
Bryan Greenberg	...	Parker
Richard Jenkins	...	Mr. Harper
Woody Harrelson	...	Tommy
Nolan Gould	...	Sam
Andy Samberg	...	Quincy
Shaun White	...	Himself
Andrew Fleming	...	Driver
Catherine Reitman	...	Female Co-Worker
Courtney Henggeler	...	Flight Attendant
Masi Oka	...	Darin Arturo Morena
Tiya Sircar	...	Hostess

Storyline

Jamie (Mila Kunis) is a New York head-hunter trying to sign Los Angeles-based Dylan (Justin Timberlake) for her client. When he takes the job and makes the move, they quickly become friends. Their friendship turns into a friendship with benefits, but with Jamie's emotionally damaged past and Dylan's history of being emotionally unavailable, they have to try to not fall for each other the way Hollywood romantic comedies dictate.

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Plot Keywords:

job | new york | break up | sex | oral sex | 

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Taglines:

Friendship is a four-letter word.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violent content and brief sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [es]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 July 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amigos con beneficios

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$18,622,150 (USA) (22 July 2011)

Gross:

$55,802,754 (USA) (16 September 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Castle Rock Entertainment, Zucker Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where Dylan is going to ask the woman on the stairs out, the musician in the plaza with the saxophone is playing "Just a Friend" by Biz Markie.

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Goofs

When in Grand Central at the end of the movie Dylan is "dancing" on the stairs when they show him face on. When the camera angle changes to behind him the person isn't moving at all.

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Quotes

Dylan: I'm supposed to meet up with Jamie.
Tommy: Who's that? That headhunter?
Dylan: Uh-huh.
Tommy: What, you guys going out now?
Dylan: No, no, no, we're just friends. We're... messing around a little bit.
Tommy: What do you mean?
Dylan: Sleeping together. But it's just sex.
Tommy: That never works, bro. She's a girl. Sex always means more to them even if they don't admit it.
Dylan: Jamie's different.
Tommy: Does she have a penis where most girls have a vagina?
[...]

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Crazy Credits

At the end the credits are passed trough the screen by hands like using a touch screen.

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Connections

References Magnum, P.I. (1980)

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Soundtracks

"Jump"
Written by Berry Gordy, Marshall E. Jones (as Marshall Jones), Jermaine Dupri, Ralph Middlebrooks, Fonce Mizell (as Alphonso Mizell), Junie Morrison (as Walter Morrison), Norman B. Napier (as Norman Napier), Freddie Perren (as Frederick Perren), Marvin Pierce, Deke Richards, Clarence Satchell, Gregory A. Webster (as Gregory Webster) and Leroy 'Sugarfoot' Bonner (as Leroy Bonner)
Performed by Kris Kross
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Contains a sample of "I Want You Back"
Performed by Jackson 5
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises and Contains a sample of "Funky Worm"
Performed by Ohio Players (as The Ohio Players)
Courtesy of Westbound Records
By arrangement with Fine Gold Music LLC

User Reviews

Good chemistry for sure

I was expecting to have to compare this movie with No Strings Attached (or whatever that movie with Ashton Kutcher was) all the way through however I was pleasantly surprised that the story was a bit more complex despite the obvious parallels.

Yes it's the typical "boy and girl decide to be friends only but end up loving each other" movie .... but I must admit that it was a lot smarter in the delivery. Timberlake and Kunis have a lot of chemistry on camera ... It's shot primarily in new york so expect the clichéd new york locations ...

The complexity of Timberlake's character is slowly revealed through the show as opposed to being revealed in the first 3 minutes like most other movies.

A good watch ... not slap your knee funny but certainly entertaining to the end ... clichés and all