Love & Sex

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Love & Sex

2000

1h 20m

Romance

Comedy

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Kate Wells is a beautiful and talented magazine writer who turns to her own life for inspiration when she is given an impossible assignment. Within twenty-four hours, Kate must write a single woman's guide to love and sex. A stranger to both since her break-up with Adam Levy, Kate conducts her research by recalling her many calamitous relationships with men, beginning with her first kiss and her first betrayal on the sixth-grade playground.

Critics Consensus

Famke Janssen's charm fails to rescue the movie from a dull screenplay.

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Love & Sex hasn't a strong, distinctive style, but what sets it a cut above many similar films is that for all its surface humor it has substance and emotional depth.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Lawrence Van Gelder

New York Times

Janssen and Favreau provide enjoyably consoling company for those still dating their way through life.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Jan Stuart

Newsday

This jovial and knowing aperitif of a movie is a charming example of what has come to be known as the date movie.

Jan 1, 2000

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

This one tastes like a sour apple I had on a blind date many eons ago.

Rated: C

Feb 15, 2008

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

[S]trives for the meaningful exploration of how Xers sabotage their romances, and falls horribly flat...

Dec 30, 2006

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

Rated: F

Jul 24, 2006

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Amusing with wit good relationship tips

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/28/24

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One of my favorite indie, quirky, romantic comedies!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

***Due to the recent RT changes that have basically ruined my past reviews, I am mostly only giving a rating rather than a full review.***

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

The charming lead actors almost manage to make an insipid screenplay palatable. Still, there's enough rough edges in this indie romantic comedy to make it better than most -- which isn't saying much.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Cute film. Probably Valerie Breiman's best work. Famke Janssen did a good job and Favreau was very good impersonating writer/director Adam Rifkin, whom his character was based on.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

Really good, and sadly on point.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Valerie Breiman

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Famke Janssen

Kate Welles

Jon Favreau

Adam Levy

Noah Emmerich

Eric

Ann Magnuson

Ms. Steinbacher

Cheri Oteri

Mary

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Synopsis

Kate Wells is a beautiful and talented magazine writer who turns to her own life for inspiration when she is given an impossible assignment. Within twenty-four hours, Kate must write a single woman's guide to love and sex. A stranger to both since her break-up with Adam Levy, Kate conducts her research by recalling her many calamitous relationships with men, beginning with her first kiss and her first betrayal on the sixth-grade playground.

Director: Valerie Breiman
Producer: Martin J. Barab, Timothy Scott Bogart, Darris Hatch, Brad Wyman
Screenwriter: Valerie Breiman
Distributor: Behaviour Entertainment, Lionsgate Films
Production Co: MDP Worldwide, Behaviour Worldwide
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 25, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $536.3K
Runtime: 1h 20m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)