Kissing Jessica Stein

R

Released Mar 13, 2002

1 hr. 34 min.

Romance

Comedy

LGBTQ+

List

83%

121 Reviews

Tomatometer

65%

10,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Jessica (Jennifer Westfeldt) is at the end of her emotional rope. She happens upon an intriguing personal ad, whose only drawback is that it's in the "women seeking women" section. On a daring whim, she decides to answer it. She meets funky downtown hipster Helen Cooper (Heather Juergensen) for drinks, and to her surprise, they click instantly. With conventional gender roles absent, the two women proceed to muddle through an earnest but hilarious courtship, making up the rules as they go.

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Critics Consensus

A trite but refreshing and comical spin on nature of love.

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Jeffre L

Just one of the greatest hidden gems ever!! How could anyone not love this movie?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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BJ M

This is a very engaging relationship movie. I enjoyed it, and it felt real.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/17/23

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EJ S

The lead character's neuroses are never endearing at any point . . . and neither is this movie. Avoid with extreme prejudice.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/01/23

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Keith H

This is a little nice, but not really worth watching, definitely not paying for, but if you do watch, or really any lesbian story, you are usually safe just to stop when they are happy because they never end happily. This is no exception.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/17/22

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dave j

Adapted from their own from their own play called "Lipschtick" written and co-produced from it's 2 leading actresses of Heather Juergensen as Jessica Stein hence the tile and Jennifer Westfeldt as Helen Cooper.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Me encantó!! Excelentes actuaciones de las protagonistas, excelente guión, excelente película. 👏👏👏👏

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Charles Herman-Wurmfeld

Director

Jennifer Westfeldt

Jessica Stein

Heather Juergensen

Helen Cooper

Scott Cohen

Josh Meyers

Tovah Feldshuh

Judy Stein

Jackie Hoffman

Joan

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Drew Gregory

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Jewish queer woman classic.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

The cast is wonderful and the story is commendably free of the sectarian us-versus-them tone of many romantic gay movies.

Feb 3, 2009

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Director Charles Herman-Wurmfeld's movie knows what it wants, what its limits are, and delivers its delights accordingly.

Aug 18, 2008

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Samiya A. Bashir

Curve

Why is this film important to know about? Because we all may need the heads-up for our more Sapphically challenged friends and family who will (I promise) try to bond with us over this film.

May 24, 2022

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Kelly Kessler

Common Sense Media

Sweet comedy about when a girl meets girl.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 2, 2011

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Charles Herman-Wurmfeld's comedy remains the best film spawned by "Sex and the City." This sharp-tongued story about emotional curiosity and the politics of passion draws on the words of a dead Austrian poet to muse about modern romance.

Rated: 4/4

Sep 19, 2010

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Synopsis

Jessica (Jennifer Westfeldt) is at the end of her emotional rope. She happens upon an intriguing personal ad, whose only drawback is that it's in the "women seeking women" section. On a daring whim, she decides to answer it. She meets funky downtown hipster Helen Cooper (Heather Juergensen) for drinks, and to her surprise, they click instantly. With conventional gender roles absent, the two women proceed to muddle through an earnest but hilarious courtship, making up the rules as they go.

Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Screenwriter: Heather Juergensen, Jennifer Westfeldt
Distributor: Fox
Production Co: Michael Alden Productions, Cineric
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 13, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.0M
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo, DTS

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