No Strings Attached

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  • Opened January 21, 2011 
  • 1 hr 50 min
  • R | Sexual content, language and some drug content
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • Lifelong friends Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) take their relationship to the next level by having sex. Afraid of ruining their friendship, the new lovers make a pact to keep things purely physical, with no fighting, no jealousy and no expectations. Emma and Adam pledge to do whatever they want, wherever they want, as long as they do not fall in love. The question then becomes, which one will fall first? Full synopsis

  • Cast: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline, Greta Gerwig, Cary Elwes
  • Director: Ivan Reitman
  • Genres: Comedy, Romance

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by wicked_red

Fun, good natured movie. Both Ashton and Natalie were excellent! If you like romantic comedy, then go see this with your sweetie....

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by Derrick Deane

A predictable, unremarkable and occasionally bland/boring romcom that survives merely on the charm of Natalie Portman....

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Wall Street Journal
| Joe Morgenstern

Ivan Reitman directed, with great verve and unflagging finesse, from a terrifically funny script by Elizabeth Meriwether. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Tom Russo

The film is also packed with enough sharply scripted screwiness from Adam's roommate (Jake Johnson), Emma's roomie (Greta Gerwig), and others to keep viewer impatience to a minimum. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

Kutcher and Portman have terrific screen physics, using their 12-inch height difference to considerable slapstick effect. Read full review

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Movieline
| Stephanie Zacharek

It's all just too cute for words, and more's the pity. Because in the end, No Strings Attached is more meaningful for what it does rather than for what it says along the way. Read full review

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Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher in "No Strings Attached."