Friends With Kids

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Friends With Kids

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Released Mar 9, 2012

1h 40m

Romance

Comedy

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In the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie (Jennifer Westfeldt) and Jason (Adam Scott) decide to have a child together without becoming a couple. By becoming "time-share" parents, they reason, they can experience the joys of parenthood without significantly curbing their personal freedom. However, when Julie and Jason both become involved with others, they discover that they secretly harbor romantic feelings for each other.

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Critics Consensus

Sharp, shrewd, and funny, Friends with Kids features excellent performances that help smooth over some of the story's more conventional elements.

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Anna Smith

metro.co.uk

Blending Jennifer Westfeldt's talky, observational style with the kind of irreverent humour that helped Bridesmaids bridge the gender divide, Friends With Kids explores love, marriage and child-rearing with gusto and wit.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2018

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Daily Telegraph (UK)

Rated: 3/5

Jul 6, 2012

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Westfeldt's screenplay is often sharp, shrewd and funny...

Rated: 3/5

Jun 29, 2012

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

There is no substitute for important things to communicate. Good looks, attractive locations and a handful of brittle, clever lines have never been enough.

Feb 12, 2021

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Felicia Feaster

Charleston City Paper

More than the trite set-up, Friends with Kids' biggest travesty is a criminal waste of professional funny people like Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph.

Jan 16, 2020

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

Sharp enough to appreciate, with Westfeldt and Adam Scott anchoring a really good cast.

Apr 12, 2019

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Audience Member

I just watched this film for the second time. I really liked it and could relate to it. I understand the infatuation with someone really hot and how quickly that fades as well as the attraction of being with someone who shares your same values, your sense of humor, and the mutual experiences that come with raising kids together.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/25

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Samuel P

Josh Hamm was fantastic in this movie. Some of the better dialogue among romantic comedy movies (with a few exceptions). Overall, it is a decent movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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Gareth v

Cliched, predictable and dull. Not horrible but there's not really anything memorable about this movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/19/23

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Audience Member

Decent script, main characters have good chemistry. Funny and sweet in the right moments.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

Don't look for anything surprising here. You can tell the fate of this film a few miles away, and let me say the end dialogue of the film is so horrid it almost ruins the entire production all together. There are few laughs worth side glancing at your tv while this plays, but do not expect to be entertained or surprised by this predictable and basic story. I like many of the actors and actresses in their other roles, this just doesn't come together at all.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Great acting, interesting storyline, and although the ending was pretty expected, I thoroughly enjoyed it the whole way through.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Synopsis

In the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie (Jennifer Westfeldt) and Jason (Adam Scott) decide to have a child together without becoming a couple. By becoming "time-share" parents, they reason, they can experience the joys of parenthood without significantly curbing their personal freedom. However, when Julie and Jason both become involved with others, they discover that they secretly harbor romantic feelings for each other.

Director: Jennifer Westfeldt
Producer: Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Joshua Astrachan, John Kasdan, Joey McFarland, Riza Aziz
Screenwriter: Jennifer Westfeldt
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Red Granite Pictures, Locomotive, Points West Pictures
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 9, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 17, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.3M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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