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Drinking Buddies

Play trailer Poster for Drinking Buddies R Released Aug 23, 2013 1h 30m Romance Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Although they're both dating other people, two co-workers (Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson) hang out together in bars and try to ignore their mutual attraction.
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Smart, funny, and powered by fine performances from Olivia Wilde and Jake Johnson, Drinking Buddies offers a bittersweet slice of observational comedy.

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Noah Berlatsky The Atlantic Drinking Buddies is that thing that they say doesn't get made much anymore-a well-executed, charming, effective, and plausible romantic comedy. Aug 28, 2019 Full Review Anna Smith metro.co.uk Not much happens but it has plenty to say. Rated: 4/5 Sep 6, 2017 Full Review Francesca Steele Independent (UK) Drinking Buddies could suffer a little from its marketing, which may suggest to some audiences that it is just a regular rom com. But luckily, it is nothing like that. It is something much, much better. Aug 11, 2017 Full Review JD Duran InSession Film The film plays it straight, leaves resolution to be needed but yet is satisfying on every level. Again, in a film where every character and the entire aesthetic is inspired by realism, the movie ends on a note that elevates it to that position. Rated: A- Aug 16, 2024 Full Review Elissa Suh Moviepudding Stripped of traditional glamor, Wilde is paradoxically incandescent. In the casual vestments of the Midwestern normie, she exudes that non-actor naturalism essential to this American subgenre. Aug 18, 2022 Full Review Scott Nye Battleship Pretension While I hope the traditional romantic comedy will continue to return in evermore-grand quality, this is a welcome diversion, and a lovely film all its own. Feb 24, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Christine H If there is no other movie left you have never seen, then maybe it's worth a watch. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/03/24 Full Review Mike P The critic/user rating discrepancy suggests that the former saw this mumblecore relationship drama (the sheen of irony that tinges the dialogue doesn’t qualify this movie as a dramedy) as realistic and subtle whereas the latter saw it as meandering, vague, and unsatisfying. I side with the users on this one. The ending isn’t so much anticlimactic as it is lacking any resolution whatsoever. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/11/24 Full Review Simona B It is sooo lame! I should have expected it, everything Olivia Wilde touches sucks so much. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/08/24 Full Review Jed B classic mumblecore unlikeable character bull Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/18/23 Full Review Audience Member 2 co workers work at a beer factory in Chicago They hang out with two other people outside socializing and enjoying time at the bar Yet complications ensue as well as romantic encounters Anna Kendrick and Olivia Wilde are the only stand outs of the picture It's kinda hard to find these people likable The film is okay overall but director Joe Swanberg has some good actors Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/23/23 Full Review shawn w happened across this while watching TV with my wife and we said "oh look at that great cast". short little vignettes that kinda kept you interested waiting for something to eventually come to a head...and it doesnt, it just ends abruptly like a hard reset button. I actually cant explain why I kept watching--tbh prob because nothing else was on...this ranks as one of THE worst movies I have ever seen. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Joe Swanberg

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Synopsis Although they're both dating other people, two co-workers (Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson) hang out together in bars and try to ignore their mutual attraction.
Director
Joe Swanberg
Producer
Paul Bernon, Sam Slater, Andrea Roa, Joe Swanberg, Alicia Van Couvering
Screenwriter
Joe Swanberg
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Burn Later Prods.
Rating
R (Language Throughout)
Genre
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 23, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$342.9K
Runtime
1h 30m
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