The Opposite Sex... and How to Live With Them

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The Opposite Sex... and How to Live With Them

R

1993

1h 26m

Romance

Comedy

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A lusty slob meets a snob in a bar, and they warily begin an oddball affair.

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

A desperately flailing sex-romance comedy that has not one even remotely sincere or funny moment. It has nothing to say, but says it for an hour and a half.

Rated: 0/4

Jan 11, 2023

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Variety Staff

Variety

Despite valiant efforts by a game Kevin Pollak to liven up this tired romantic comedy, only the patient should appreciate the gross humor and sophomoric plot.

Aug 3, 2009

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

When a battle-of-the-sexes comedy has one combatant complaining that the other never caps the toothpaste tube, there's bound to be a shortage of new thinking.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 30, 2004

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Jackie Potts

Miami Herald

Although Gross (Hexed) and Cox (Mr. Destiny) both seem earnest and personable, the script doesn't allow them to plumb any real emotions. Instead they're a couple of walking, talking singles clichés.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 17, 2021

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TV Guide

This romantic comedy covers familiar ground in an entertaining fashion, helped by an enjoyable cast.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 3, 2009

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 1/5

Jun 25, 2005

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This awful film is loaded with characters so haplessly stupid and boring, that you wonder if it was 8-year old children who wrote this film. I am convinced- it had to be. This is one of the worst romantic comedies ever made- a atrociously written, shockingly idiotic waste of time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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A little bit funny ... Nothing Special

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Actually pretty cute, with a Pre-"Friends" & "Cougar Town" Cortney Cox in a Sex & the City~esque role. How is it that Courtney actually looks better today than she did in 1993?

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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This is more of a cult classic relationship movie. Definitely worth seeing. Excellent movie for both men and women, not entirely a chic flic as it has "his" point of view. Kevin Pollack has a ton of funny one liners.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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While not the best movie on this often-played battle of the sexes genre, I enjoyed it

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Very funny. It is not the most original film in the world but enough to spent a saturday evening. Love young Courtney Cox!! Yes, very funny, but impossible to buy in DVD. I found a VHS in Amazon but it is NSTC and I live in Europe.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Matthew Meshekoff

Director

Arye Gross

David Crown

Courteney Cox

Carrie Davenport

Kevin Pollak

Eli

Julie Brown

Zoe

Mitch Ryan

Kenneth Davenport

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Synopsis

A lusty slob meets a snob in a bar, and they warily begin an oddball affair.

Director: Matthew Meshekoff
Producer: Bobby Newmyer, Stanley M. Brooks
Screenwriter: Noah Stern
Production Co: Once Upon a Time Films, Outlaw Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $525.0K
Runtime: 1h 26m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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