Friends With Money

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Friends With Money

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Released Jan 19, 2006

1h 28m

Comedy

Drama

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The lives of four best friends intertwine around their relationships with one another, their significant others and their wallets. However, one of them, who is unmarried and less well-off than the others, decides to go out and clean houses to make ends meet.

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Critics Consensus

Strong lead performances, witty dialogue and wry observations cement Friends With Money as another winning dramedy from writer/director Nicole Holofcener.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Friends With Money isn't an action film, it has no real surprises, and generally has a very subtle plot. But what it does has is heart.

Rated: B+

Sep 12, 2017

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David Ansen

Newsweek

This delicious, seriocomic tale of four friends in affluent, liberal, west L.A. grappling with midlife crises, metrosexual spouses and household remodeling takes on an avoided subject: money, and how it affects our relationships.

Nov 1, 2007

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Andrew O'Hehir

Salon.com

This is a dense and sophisticated work about mortality, materialism, madness, jealousy and pity a movie in which the fabulous duds are ripped off the "Sex and the City" gals and they're left teetering on the edge of the abyss...

Oct 7, 2006

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

The film is constructed out of the notion that these small moments constitute life. ... But it is not a terribly interesting life, and it seems rather myopic of Holofcener to imagine that we will be fascinated by it.

Feb 14, 2021

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Tara Thorne

The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Nicole Holofcener is a humanist. When people say, "It's a movie about real life," they're talking about movies like hers.

Jul 11, 2016

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Film4 Staff

Film4

Boasting generous performances from each player, this is a film that understands the foibles of human nature.

Mar 12, 2010

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Filippos S

Not good obviously. But not so bad.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/13/25

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Blu B

Ummm yeah.....It ain't good. There's like not even a climax it feels like in this. The 4 storylines just kind of end after they realize they are lucky to be rich I guess. The music is very forgettable and nothing special. Everything else isn't that good. This is an all star cast of actresses (save Aniston) and they are given the most stupid pretentious Democrat voting, english Degree, soccer mom characters that are also at the same time so cookie cutter feeling it's ridiculous. This looks really low budget, uninspired direction, with nothing memorable about it. The editing is so jumpy also just cutting between the 4 women and their husbands. Stuff just happens and it just kind of ends. this perpetuates this meandering privilage the entire way with no charm, buildup, and this mild boringness the entire way. This could easily be a comedy like a Stepford Wife kind of thing but no this is 100% serious the entire way. I think in all seriousness it's trying to do like a Robert Altman multiple storyline commentary on White Upper Income Class but just can't figure out a good way to do it without making the characters come off as stuck up ditzy unlikeable Karens. Skip This.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/08/25

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Meghan K

All of the friends are rich, except for Jennifer Aniston. Her friends seem to constantly pity her and look down on her for being a maid and smoking weed. Jennifer Anistons character lets EVERYONE treat her terribly and seems to have really low self confidence. Then the movie tries to show that her friends with money have problems too. However, their "problems" are laughable. I.e. Frances throwing a fit about washing her hair? With a strong cast, I really thought this movie would be a lot better but it seemed like a TV pilot with a weak story line.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/12/25

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Michael S

A cute film with great acting. Maybe nothing exciting happens, but it is an enjoyable watch.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/02/25

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Geke g

Miracle writing and did want they want

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/11/24

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Munkhchimeg T

Highly criticized the money and the relationship. But very light to see the movie. Liked very much

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/11/24

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Synopsis

The lives of four best friends intertwine around their relationships with one another, their significant others and their wallets. However, one of them, who is unmarried and less well-off than the others, decides to go out and clean houses to make ends meet.

Director: Nicole Holofcener
Producer: Anthony Bregman
Screenwriter: Nicole Holofcener
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: This Is That Productions
Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 19, 2006, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Apr 7, 2006
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.4M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby

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