Friends with Benefits (2011)

A young man and woman decide to take their friendship to the next level without becoming a couple, but soon discover that adding sex only leads to complications.

Director:

Will Gluck

Writers:

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

Stars:

Mila Kunis, Justin Timberlake, Patricia Clarkson

1 win & 5 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	...	Self
Andrew Fleming	...	Driver
Catherine Reitman	...	Female Co-Worker
Courtney Henggeler	...	Flight Attendant
Masi Oka	...	Darin Arturo Morena
Tiya Sircar	...	Hostess

Storyline

Jamie Rellis (Mila Kunis) is a New York City head-hunter trying to sign Los Angeles-based art director Dylan Harper (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:

female rear nudity | oral sex | blow job | no panties | break up | 

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Taglines:

Some friends come with a happy ending.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violent content and brief sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ashton Kutcher who is in the movie No Strings Attached (2011) has a baby with and married Mila Kunis who stars in this movie. They attempted to originally have a "no strings attached" relationship, but eventually fell in love. Both movies have a very similar theme. Additionally, Justin Timberlake made a song and album called "No Strings Attached" with fellow band mates, NSYNC.

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Goofs

During the outdoor dinner when Dylan is explaining to his father that her mother left them long ago, his father's arm changes positions between shots.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Tommy: Still not gay?

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Crazy Credits

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

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Connections

References Hawaii Five-0 (2010)

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Soundtracks

Satellite
Written and Performed by Peter Conway

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

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 July 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Friends with Benefits

Filming Locations:

Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,622,150, 24 July 2011

Gross USA:

$55,802,754

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$149,542,245

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