friends benefits film friends benefits american romantic comedy film directed starring justin_timberlake lead roles film features supporting roles plot revolves meet new_york_city believe adding sex friendship lead complications time begin develop deep mutual feelings deny time principal casting friends benefits took place month period april july reworked original script plot shortly casting filming began new_york_city july concluded los_angeles september film distributed released north_america july friends benefits generally received film critics praised chemistry lead actors film commercial success box office grossing million worldwide budget million nominated favorite comedy movie teen choice awards plot executive leading job agency new_york_city works art director small internet company los_angeles task trying recruit interview job begin working new_york_city comes new_york interviewing position learns given offer work hesitant accept job los_angeles new_york fun night exploring city agrees accept position following day presents contract sign land commission recruiting knowing city quickly develop strong friendship night topic sex relationships come conclusion sex come emotional feel need physical connection agree sex emotion commitment comes realization wants like start dating tells need stop meets parker begin dating dates relationship break morning trying sympathetic console suggests travels california fourth july weekend visits family initially hesitant agrees persistence fly los_angeles meets sister annie nephew father suffers early stages disease california begin develop strong emotional romantic feelings share passionate kiss leads night close intimacy unlike shared day conversation annie admits having real feelings hurt flies new_york days later returns new_york trying reconcile friendship find ignoring finally finds informs said interest maintaining kind friendship soon discovers leaving position job year contract affect commission confronts leads argument begin soul searching trying come terms feelings relationship spends time mother discusses annie phone sister informs father flying newark needs picked airport airport father moment induced confusion incorrectly recognizes woman past asks woman father regaining says woman met navy love life regrets decisions youth let tells thing woman loves chance saving relationship realizes feels talking father decides calls mother set excuse thinking picking mother arranges flash mob dance closing time set surprise station moment comes catches tells feels surprised happy turn events tells kiss sharing passionate kiss suggests time real date street café attempt date casual relaxed film ends sensual embrace passionate kiss cast credits adapted guardian production development april justin_timberlake sign project soon followed landed female lead opposite approximately months later variety magazine announced ensemble cast consisting set join film days principal filming began completed cast film features cameo appearances production locations set early july principal filmography commenced july manhattan section new_york_city filming continued sections new_york_city july early august production relocated los_angeles california paramount_pictures dropped original protest film director titled film strings attached screen gems moved forward title friends benefits time nbc developing sitcom title movie production company stated production schedule didn expect issue arise screen gems chose accelerate production fearing lose title competing paramount project director spoke frustration comparing films stating wish space thing people saying strings attached movies time interview said films different similar sentiments expressed stating different movies stories tell world theatrical trailer released march trailer subsequent release youtube attracted million views hours second watched video day viewed video film category benefits subsequently grew including promotional videos facebook twitter landed cover support film writing stated concept story began idea wanted work explaining rewrote script actors following changes expressed wanted attract adult audience wanted adult movie sex relationships went compare storyline friends benefits relationship films interview discussed film plot saying friends benefits relate largely younger generation added comment romantic comedies movie storyline realize romantic comedy story regular people aren movie comment story end embracing fact going romantic comedy moment interview los_angeles_times explained held authorship humor tone regards friends benefits script month movie went production meet actors pages script beat changing lines defending character perspective music june announced distributing album featured songs album friends benefits released july release reception film released dvd united_states december united_kingdom february critical response friends benefits received generally positive reviews critics rotten_tomatoes film rating based reviews average rating site critical consensus reads friends benefits adds new worn rom formula chemistry justin_timberlake carry movie metacritic assigns weighted average score gave film based critics indicating generally favorable reviews new_york_times praised breezy funny comedy complimented chemistry lead actors roger_ebert chicago_sun-times gave film stars remarked film rom good dialogue delivered fast clip added fast talks way opening scenes easily keeps fundamental level simply enjoyed watching peter variety found plot predictable complimented cast calling natural comedy kind star smith likewise salon asserted despite disappointing conclusion film nonetheless rewarding summer diversion guardian writer reacted negatively film expressing benefit watching gave film star rating daily_telegraph felt held working concluding review presented stars los_angeles_times praised acting film opining brought lot natural life party hollywood reporter gave film positive review stating chemistry entertainment weekly writer gave friends benefits grade enjoyed film felt inconsistent time applauded film wrote despite plot predictable film elevated energetic dialogue sexual chemistry leads fact keeps bliss bay plausible giving friends benefits star rating boston_globe journalist opined film works like charm added keeps energy check plays chick flick entirely leads similar sentiments expressed giving grade asserted film best romantic comedy film long time wrote film takes hollywood fairy tale formula themes according new_york_times friends benefits film love sex age social networking gets juice partly trash talking genre setup familiar essential elements single man single woman battered hearts pair eager pretty bodies friends benefits starts premise characters sick romantic comedy clichés secretly secretly addiction medicine specialist felt film central characters raised single parent film start looking ways solve problem given opportunity grow emotional landscape available parent quickly going broken person trying fix added love addiction ending happily great message added film generation people years age moving different life sure type commitment comfortable gon rest life box office friends benefits released north_america july theaters collected opening day grossed total opening weekend finishing box office captain america film grossed million united_states canada film similar success internationally australia premiered august earned million opening weekend charting finish box office film expanded europe september grossed million territories weekend friends benefits topped place france opened million film performed highest united_kingdom germany grossed million million weekend release respectively mid september film grossed million overseas went gross million worldwide international standing million accolades
Friends with Benefits (film)