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Friends With Money

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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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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 09/12/2017
B+
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. Go to Full Review
David Ansen Newsweek 11/01/2007
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. Go to Full Review
Andrew O'Hehir Salon.com 10/07/2006
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... Go to Full Review
David Walsh World Socialist Web Site 02/14/2021
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. Go to Full Review
Tara Thorne The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) 07/11/2016
Nicole Holofcener is a humanist. When people say, "It's a movie about real life," they're talking about movies like hers. Go to Full Review
Film4 Staff Film4 03/12/2010
Boasting generous performances from each player, this is a film that understands the foibles of human nature. Go to Full Review
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Todd B Nov 15 It is hard to tell if the movie is trying to be synical, satirical or symphathetic about the lives of rich LA urbanites. The fairytale ending is silly, but it has its moments. The trope of Karen could easily come from this movie. See more Farah R @Farah Oct 5 A deeply personal insight into the lives of four friends highlights the complexity of relationships through believable performances. Friends With Money might not be enjoyable, but it's a fascinating character study with thought-provoking themes. See more Kathleen L Jun 12 A film in which some really good actors try to make the most of a really lame plot line with underwhelming, snooze-inducing results. Maybe put this on if you’re having trouble sleeping. See more Susan C May 17 I only recently watched this film. It was one of those movie’s where I’d watched a bit at a time. It just wasn’t very good. However the message was clear. It reminds me of why I left Southern California. Insufferable snobs. See more Filippos S Mar 23 Not good obviously. But not so bad. See more Blu B Mar 8 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. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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