40 Days and 40 Nights

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40 Days and 40 Nights

R

Released Mar 1, 2002

1h 34m

Romance

Comedy

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Matt Sullivan's (Josh Hartnett) last big relationship ended in disaster and ever since his heart's been aching and his commitment's been lacking. Then came Lent, that time of year when everybody gives something up. That's when Matt decides to go where no man's gone before and make a vow: No sex. Whatsoever. For 40 straight days. At first he has everything under control. That is until the woman of his dreams, Erica (Shannyn Sossamon), walks into his life.

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Critics Consensus

As romantic comedies go, 40 Days and 40 Nights is smutty, sexist, and puerile.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Mildly amusing Josh Hartnett sex comedy.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 26, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2/5

Mar 10, 2003

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Sure to be a hit with teens and 20-somethings, 40 Days and 40 Nights, while no great masterpiece, is nevertheless funny and worth the price of a bargain matinee.

Nov 6, 2019

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Fairly gimmicky but entertaining fluffball.

Rated: B

Dec 29, 2015

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Translates your average bad teen comedy into a below-average adult romantic comedy.

Rated: 1/5

May 27, 2013

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Tatenda N

What a horrid show. That's not even mentioning the fact that the protagonist got sexually assaulted and it was just glossed over like nothing.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/24/24

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Test T

I watched this on DVD. It's generally ok, and quite good in places. It's actually a lot more serious than I had imagined, in that it attempts to explore some of the issues surrounding the main theme in the context of modern western society. It does drag a little at times as it begins to run out of ideas towards the end. Over all it's not bad if you have plenty of time on your hands to watch it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/08/24

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Jacob B

40 Days and 40 Nights is, for the most part, a harmless sex comedy. Josh Hartnett is likeable and I did want him to succeed in his goal, his interactions with a new love interest are endearing and I laughed a few times. It doesn't try to be anything special, it's mostly just Universal, with the assistance of Miramax, trying to keep the sex comedy trend going back when American Pie was still one of the studio's most popular IPs. However, this film gets what I would normally give three stars a bumping down to 2.5 is because of one disgusting act at the end that, for what it's worth, did cause people to realise that double standards are serious. The played-for-laughs sexual harassment was one thing since I suppose there needed to be some stakes regarding Hartnett's abstinence but then in the end, something happens that I was absolutely appalled by, not helped by the fact that this person gets away scot-free. I can see why this was the film's signature scene and its controversial nature isn't helped by how defensive the writer was when asked about it on Reddit. So yeah, this anti-sex comedy is mostly just a simple time-waster but that one infamous scene...ugh!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/13/23

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Stephen C

LOL, so worth the 01 hour: and 34 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Andre G

It is a interesting movie. Very funny. Their are some parts that are dumb it kind of ruined the movie but it's still pretty funny.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/18/23

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Audience Member

Avoid this movie at all costs , the only thing it's good for is victim blaming and enforcing sexist ideals absolutely awful.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Synopsis

Matt Sullivan's (Josh Hartnett) last big relationship ended in disaster and ever since his heart's been aching and his commitment's been lacking. Then came Lent, that time of year when everybody gives something up. That's when Matt decides to go where no man's gone before and make a vow: No sex. Whatsoever. For 40 straight days. At first he has everything under control. That is until the woman of his dreams, Erica (Shannyn Sossamon), walks into his life.

Director: Michael Lehmann
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Michael London
Screenwriter: Rob Perez
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Working Title Films, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, StudioCanal
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 1, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.9M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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