Sex and Death 101

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Sex and Death 101

R

2008

1h 40m

Comedy

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A week before his marriage to Fiona (Julie Bowen), fast-food executive Roderick (Simon Baker) receives an email with the names of 101 women, 29 of whom he's slept with. Deciding it's a complete list of his sexual history, past through future, Roderick breaks up with his fiancée and begins sleeping with everyone on the list despite the risk that he might die when he's done. Meanwhile, mysterious Death Nell (Winona Ryder), last on the list, is killing men as revenge for her own past ill treatment.

Critics Consensus

Sex and Death 101 aspires to be a clever sex comedy, but has little life behind the sex or the death.

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Josh Rosenblatt

Austin Chronicle

Heaven help a writer who turns a philanderer into a blank.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 18, 2008

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

As a writer, Waters is best-known for creating Ryder's sharp black comedy, Heathers, and Bruce Willis' self-indulgent bomb, Hudson Hawk. As a director, he tends to waste actors, and he fails to establish a consistent comic tone.

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 11, 2008

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

There are a lot of laughs, good performances, and points for creativity.

Apr 7, 2008

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

A little bit of love; a lot of laughter and a lot of sex and a lot of..... Sex and Death 101. Mandatory viewing required.

Nov 16, 2019

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Admittedly, it doesn't have many belly laughs, but if you're tuned into Waters' peculiar, highly intelligent comedy style it's a fascinating watch.

Jul 17, 2008

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

the monologues near the truly odd ending make you wonder whether Waters had an extreme fever when he was finishing up the script

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 6, 2008

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Steve D

A joke, but not a good one.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/24

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Audience Member

Definitely pretty stupid but an easy watch that had a few laughs along the way 3.3

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/12/21

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Audience Member

I am more than convinced that Simon Baker is really a bad actor. nothing about him makes a movie worth to watch

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Could have been a good movie! Good idea, horrible execution!!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

I didn't think it was predictable. The ending surprised me. The actors were flat though, or just the characters were.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

A man's life is turned upside down when he receives an e-mail with the names of the women he has and will ever have sex with and encounters a femme fatale who targets men guilty of sex crime. A deeply flawed attempt at being clever about sex and death.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Synopsis

A week before his marriage to Fiona (Julie Bowen), fast-food executive Roderick (Simon Baker) receives an email with the names of 101 women, 29 of whom he's slept with. Deciding it's a complete list of his sexual history, past through future, Roderick breaks up with his fiancée and begins sleeping with everyone on the list despite the risk that he might die when he's done. Meanwhile, mysterious Death Nell (Winona Ryder), last on the list, is killing men as revenge for her own past ill treatment.

Director: Daniel Waters
Producer: Cary Brokaw, Lizzie Friedman, Greg Little
Screenwriter: Daniel Waters
Distributor: Anchor Bay
Production Co: Avenue Pictures Productions, Sandbar Pictures
Rating: R (Strong Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 4, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 5, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.6K
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby

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