Friends & Lovers

R

Released Apr 16, 1999

1h 44m

Romance

Comedy

LGBTQ+

List

7%

15 Reviews

Tomatometer

33%

1,000+ Ratings

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Ian (George Newbern) doesn't have the greatest relationship with his father, Richard (David Rasche). The problem is that Ian resents Richard for being absent during his childhood, and Richard thinks Ian is overreacting. When Ian agrees to visit his father for Christmas in Park City, Utah, he brings a couple of friends: Dave (Danny Nucci), who wants to lose his virginity, and Keaton (Neill Barry), who is dealing with his sister's pregnancy crisis and romantic hints from a longtime friend.

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I’ve never been a fan of teen sex comedies, so I guess that translates to me also not being a fan of adults-acting-like-teens sex comedies. Friends & Lovers is a movie about a group of friends who go to a house in the mountains for a ski trip, and then they all decide to pair off and fall in love because this is something that never crossed their minds until now. It is terribly awkward in the pathetic attempts at humor that never work. Stephen Baldwin is presented as the horniest guy of the group, also known as the comic relief, and he is one of the most unpleasant actors I have ever seen. I think we’re meant to laugh at him, but I just want to punch him in the face. Robert Downey Jr. is also there to create some laughs, but he is playing this character so big it feels like he came from another movie. What barely saves Friends & Lovers from being one of the most unpleasant movies I’ve ever watched are a couple of the relationships that have some real emotional power. I was touched by the connections I felt between certain characters, and also the damaged relationship between father and son that needs to be repaired. None of it was handled great, and there was a lot of nonsense mixed in with the authentic emotion, but I still felt something there keeping me from giving up on the film. Friends & Lovers was still a terribly unsatisfying film, and one that I would advise most people to steer clear from ever watching. But it had just enough to make watching it tolerable. Ranking on my Flickchart Loses to The Phantom of the Opera Wins against Air America Loses to Pariah Loses to Demolition Loses to Mud Loses to The Third Man Loses to Contagion Loses to The Ox-Bow Incident Loses to Open Season Loses to Sweet Smell of Success Loses to The Cell Friends & Lovers ranked 1185 out of 1584

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/20/18

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This is just one of those movies I just always enjoyed watching... no honest rhyme or reason... really liked the cast... & freaking love David Rasche.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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This really felt like an early 90's movie..It felt like the plot was supposed to be serious covered by comedy but not much in the way of LOL moments..

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Shows one boob of that one woman from "When I met your mother"...That's all..

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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saw this on netflix instant. biggest waste of time ever

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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For the most part it's a completely worthless movie, but it does contain the complete and utter brilliance of RDJ as Hans. His character is amazing and one of the most hilarious and outrageous bit performances of all time. His nutball German accent and frosted hair is unforgettable. It's a shame the movie couldn't have revolved around him, that would have been something to see. Sadly, this movie is haunted by Stephen Baldwin and an ensemble cast that is anything but good.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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George Haas

Director

Stephen Baldwin

Jon

Danny Nucci

David 'Dave'

George Newbern

Ian Wickham

Claudia Schiffer

Carla

Alison Eastwood

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Rated: D

Sep 7, 2011

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Lael Loewenstein

Variety

Writer-director George Haas' debut feature offers nothing as it strains to be funny and provocative.

Mar 26, 2009

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

An inept farce with the mentality of a tittering 15-year-old boy peering under the bedcovers with a flashlight.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Sandra Contreras

TV Guide

This charmless ensemble comedy starts out amiably enough, but quickly succumbs to the triple handicap of poor direction, a badly written script and some alarmingly excessive performances.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 3, 2009

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Anthony Miele

Film Threat

At least Alison Eastwood and Suzanne Cryer are good at getting naked.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 22, 2005

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Synopsis

Ian (George Newbern) doesn't have the greatest relationship with his father, Richard (David Rasche). The problem is that Ian resents Richard for being absent during his childhood, and Richard thinks Ian is overreacting. When Ian agrees to visit his father for Christmas in Park City, Utah, he brings a couple of friends: Dave (Danny Nucci), who wants to lose his virginity, and Keaton (Neill Barry), who is dealing with his sister's pregnancy crisis and romantic hints from a longtime friend.

Director: George Haas
Producer: Gregory Cascante
Screenwriter: George Haas, Neill Barry
Distributor: Universal Studios Inc.
Production Co: C.E.O. Films, Laguna Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 16, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 7, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $94.6K
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Ultra-Stereo