Friends With Benefits

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  • Opened July 22, 2011 
  • 1 hr 38 min
  • R | Sexual content and language

  • Dylan and Jamie think it's going to be easy to add the simple act of sex to their friendship, despite what Hollywood romantic comedies would have them believe. They soon discover, however, that getting physical really does always lead to complications. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson, Jenna Elfman, Bryan Greenberg
  • Director: Will Gluck
  • Genres: Comedy, Romance

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by Superconductor

I found myself laughing out loud through much of this movie. Yes, it's predictable...yes, it's a corny, romantic comedy...and no, I don't care if it was just like some other movie. From the...

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by goddessatpsu

Amazing.. My cheeks hurt from smiling so much! Too funny, JT is the best....

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Michael Rechtshaffen

Goes a long way in bringing sexy back to a soggy genre, benefiting greatly from the presence of its likable leads. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

That it works like a charm - that it mostly keeps its manic energy in check, and that it plays to chick-flick formulas without ever groveling - is due almost entirely to the leads. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

The takeaway on Friends With Benefits is that mores change, styles change, the rules change, and even humor changes. (There are two jokes involving apps, of all things, that are pretty funny.) But people's emotional needs remain the same from era to era. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

I'm not exactly sure this is a situation that a lot of people are going to identify with. More to the point, it gives the movie a faulty design. Dylan and Jamie sleep together and get along famously. Where's the dramatic motor? Read full review

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Mila Kunis as Jaime and Justin Timberlake as Dylan in "Friends With Benefits."