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I Love You, Man

  • 2009
  • 12
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
214K
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POPULARITY
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158
Rashida Jones, Paul Rudd, and Jason Segel in I Love You, Man (2009)
Friendless Peter Klaven (Rudd) goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But when his insta-bond his new B.F.F.(Segel) puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée (Jones) can the trio learn to live happily ever after?
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Friendless Peter Klaven goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But, when his insta-bond with his new B.F.F. puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée, can... Read allFriendless Peter Klaven goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But, when his insta-bond with his new B.F.F. puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée, can the trio learn to live happily ever after?Friendless Peter Klaven goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But, when his insta-bond with his new B.F.F. puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée, can the trio learn to live happily ever after?

  • Director
    • John Hamburg
  • Writers
    • John Hamburg
    • Larry Levin
  • Stars
    • Paul Rudd
    • Jason Segel
    • Rashida Jones
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    214K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,407
    158
    • Director
      • John Hamburg
    • Writers
      • John Hamburg
      • Larry Levin
    • Stars
      • Paul Rudd
      • Jason Segel
      • Rashida Jones
    • 261User reviews
    • 221Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 8 nominations

    Videos12

    I Love You, Man: Redband Trailer
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    I Love You, Man: Trailer
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    I Love You, Man: "Trying to Get Pregnant"
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    I Love You, Man: "Open House"
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    I Love You, Man: "Girlfriend Guy"
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    I Love You, Man: "Do You Play an Instrument?"
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    I Love You, Man: Prepared To Be Rushified
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    I Love You, Man: Girlfriend Guy
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    I Love You, Man: Groomsmen (Dvd Deleted Scene)
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    I Love You, Man: Do You Play An Instrument?
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    I Love You, Man: Open House
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    I Love You, Man: Trying To Get Pregnant
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    Photos103

    Jaime Pressly, Rashida Jones, and Sarah Burns in I Love You, Man (2009)
    Rashida Jones and Paul Rudd in I Love You, Man (2009)
    Rashida Jones in I Love You, Man (2009)
    Donald De Line and John Hamburg in I Love You, Man (2009)
    J.K. Simmons and Andy Samberg in I Love You, Man (2009)
    Paul Rudd and Andy Samberg in I Love You, Man (2009)
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    Paul Rudd in I Love You, Man (2009)
    Paul Rudd and Rob Huebel in I Love You, Man (2009)
    Paul Rudd and Jason Segel in I Love You, Man (2009)
    Paul Rudd in I Love You, Man (2009)
    Jaime Pressly, Rashida Jones, and Sarah Burns in I Love You, Man (2009)

    Top cast

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    Paul Rudd
    Paul Rudd
    • Peter Klaven
    Jason Segel
    Jason Segel
    • Sydney Fife
    Rashida Jones
    Rashida Jones
    • Zooey Rice
    Sarah Burns
    Sarah Burns
    • Hailey
    Greg Levine
    • Hailey's Date
    Jaime Pressly
    Jaime Pressly
    • Denise
    Jon Favreau
    Jon Favreau
    • Barry
    Jane Curtin
    Jane Curtin
    • Joyce Klaven
    J.K. Simmons
    J.K. Simmons
    • Oswald Klaven
    Andy Samberg
    Andy Samberg
    • Robbie Klaven
    Jean Villepique
    Jean Villepique
    • Leanne (Davis Dunn Receptionist)
    Rob Huebel
    Rob Huebel
    • Tevin Downey
    Kym Whitley
    Kym Whitley
    • Female Co-Worker
    Colleen Crabtree
    Colleen Crabtree
    • Female Co-Worker
    Caroline Farah
    Caroline Farah
    • Female Co-Worker
    Mather Zickel
    Mather Zickel
    • Gil
    Aziz Ansari
    Aziz Ansari
    • Eugene
    Nick Kroll
    Nick Kroll
    • Larry
    • Director
      • John Hamburg
    • Writers
      • John Hamburg
      • Larry Levin
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The billboard with Peter in bed was extracted from Paul Rudd's 2006 Rolling Stone photo shoot.
    • Goofs
      When Peter confronts Sydney about the billboards, the audio has Peter saying "Eight thousand dollars?" but Peter clearly mouths "five" instead of "eight"
    • Quotes

      Peter Klaven: Totally... Totes McGotes.

    • Crazy credits
      Scenes from the wedding reception play during the credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Duplicity/I Love You, Man/Knowing/Sin Nombre/The Cake Eaters (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Shut Up and Drive
      Written by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken and Bernard Sumner

      Performed by Rihanna

      Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews261

    Review
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    Featured review
    9/10
    Gut bustingly funny and actually endearing
    When I first heard about this movie, I became a little irritated. The premise seemed to me like a "romantic comedy for gays" except with a few lines to make it a "bromance." It makes sense, as most guys in the target age group (high schoolers and college aged) are quite uncomfortable discussing sexual orientation in any context (Don't believe me? Try raising the topic with your best buddies). It seemed like it was wimping out instead of taking a chance and really making a movie that could make said guys comfortable about this sort of thing.

    This may be the film's intention, but it hides it well. The romance between Peter (Paul Rudd) and Zooey (Rashida Jones) is well-integrated and quite important to the story. If anything, it represents a major stepping stone.

    I approached this film with much trepidation; I don't especially like Judd Apatow movies. Some of the stuff is funny, but a lot of it is too understated, like Clark Duke in "Sex Drive" or "Kick Ass" (watch the trailers of either one of those movies and when the dorky kid with glasses talks, you'll see what I mean). Worse, Jason Segel wrote and starred in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," a movie of that ilk that I didn't like at all. Fortunately, none of those characteristics made into this movie. The jokes flow naturally and the film has energy and chemistry between the actors. This result is 90+ minutes of absolute hilarity.

    Peter (Paul Rudd) has always been a ladies man. Women love him, and he finds them very easy to talk to. That's one of the reasons why Zooey (Rashida Jones) falls head over heels for him, and when he proposes, she accepts. But once wedding plans get underway, he realizes that he has no best guy friends to make up his share of the wedding party. So with his friends encouragement, he sets out to find a new best guy friend. After a few disastrous "man dates," he runs into Sydney (Jason Segel), a fun loving guy with a lot of advice on how to break loose and have fun.

    The best thing about this movie is that everything unfolds naturally. True, it follows the familiar beats of the genre, but nothing that happens is contrived. The characters actions are genuine and make sense from what we know about them, and that makes it more honest (not to mention effective.

    The leads are great. Paul Rudd tones down the "funny smartass" personality that made him famous and instead acts like a likable guy, albeit without male/male social skills and a penchant for creating bad nicknames and catchphrases. Peter is an easy guy to like, and he has good chemistry with both of his co-stars, Rashida Jones and Jason Segel. Segel is a revelation. He's one of the most likable characters I've seen on screen in a long time. He's easy going and earnest, the type of guy anyone would want as a best friend. However, some of his philosophies on life and social skills come off as scripted, and try as he might, Segel isn't able to make them sound otherwise. Rashida Jones is also very good (looking and sounding like Jessica Alba, only more relaxed). When Peter tells her about Sydney, she's excited for him. If us guys could all have such wives, we'd be in heaven. As the gay brother who is on hand to give advice about "man dating," Andy Samberg is far less irritating and obnoxious than he was in the utterly awful "Hot Rod," which is near the top of my list of one of the worst movies ever made.

    John Hamburg is making a comedy, and like the best ones, he lets everything flow naturally. The humor isn't kept on mute, or drained of energy, or kept low-key. It's totally natural, and that's what makes this such a funny, and dare I say it, touching, comedy. I was actually discussing this film with my best guy friend, and the movie reminded us quite strongly of the sort of things we would do when we were in college together. Movies that have establish that kind of a connection with a viewer don't come along very often.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 28, 2009 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Let's Make Friends
    • Filming locations
      • 1 Electra Court, Los Angeles, California, USA(Lou Ferrigno's house)
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • De Line Pictures
      • Bernard Gayle Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $71,440,011
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,810,270
      • Mar 22, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $91,980,359
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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