Summary
Weekend trips, office parties, late night conversations, drinking on the job, marriage pressure, biological clocks, holding eye contact a second too long… you know what makes the line between “friends” and “more than friends” really blurry? Beer.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+19)
Critics 78Audiences 59GoodWatch 68
Tomatometer84%
Metascore71
User score6.4
Letterboxd · 53 K ratings3.1/5
IMDb6.1
Audience score49%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most romances, −17 min on the typical 107
typical 10790Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 12 countries, rent or buy in 59 more
+2Released
2013
August 23, 2013
13 years ago
Genres
RomanceDramaComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more15 people
- Olivia WildeKate
- Jake JohnsonLuke
- Anna KendrickJill
- Ron LivingstonChris
- Ti WestDave
- Jason SudeikisGene Dentler
- MBMike BruneMike
- Frank V. RossFrank
- MGMichael GaertnerMan with Fiance
- KDKristin DavisFiance
- JCJim CibackJim
- Alicia Van CouveringAmy
- MZMichael ZellerEli
Joe SwanbergAngry Car Guy
Roberta ChungPartygoer (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Joe Swanberg Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Production · 14
- Olivia Wilde Executive Producer
- David Kaplan Executive Producer
- Anish Savjani Executive Producer
- Mike Witherill Executive Producer
- Jessica Slater Executive Producer
- Ashley Bernon Executive Producer
Camera · 3
- Ben Richardson Director of Photography
- Ron Ruanphae Grip
- Michael Penick Grip
Sound · 4
- James Swanberg Music
- Jesse McAlpin Sound Mixer
- Drew Weir Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Nick Biscardi Sound Editor
Art · 3
- Brandon Tonner-Connolly Production Design
- Akin McKenzie Art Direction
- Jennifer Herrig Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Amanda Ford Costume Design
- Amy L. Forsythe Makeup Department Head
Lighting · 1
- Matt Gonzales Gaffer
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