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That Awkward Moment

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23% Tomatometer 141 Reviews 46% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
Best pals Jason (Zac Efron) and Daniel (Miles Teller) indulge in casual flings and revel in their carefree, unattached lives. After learning that the marriage of their friend Mikey (Michael B. Jordan) is over, they gladly welcome him back into their circle. The three young men make a pact to have fun and avoid commitment. However, when all three find themselves involved in serious relationships, they must keep their romances secret from one another.
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Formulaic and unfunny, That Awkward Moment wastes a charming cast on a contrived comedy that falls short of the date movies it seems to be trying to subvert.

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Noah Berlatsky The Atlantic In That Awkward Moment, only men have friends-which suggests that the movie believes, despite its protestations to the contrary, that only men are people. Aug 28, 2019 Full Review Kate Muir The Times (UK) Imagine the television series Friends with a lobotomy, and you are near to comprehending the crassness of That Awkward Moment. Jan 2, 2018 Full Review Ben Sachs Chicago Reader The refreshing thing about this otherwise formulaic romantic comedy is that writer-director Tom Gormican gives the verbal humor some rhythm, shooting many of the dialogue-driven scenes in long takes so they develop a pleasing ebb and flow. Oct 20, 2014 Full Review JD Duran InSession Film This has a Llewyn Davis-type tone to the film but it explores mid-20's masculinity in an interesting way that most guys can relate too. Aug 12, 2024 Full Review Iván Kazi EscribiendoCine The script is decent, but it lacks cinematic potential. Rated: 4/10 Oct 18, 2022 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Compliment the film for having the balls to call out the similarities and differences within a new, modern landscape of dating and relationships. Rated: 3/5 Aug 14, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ed R Just as the title states, that awkward romantic and sad movie... Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/21/25 Full Review Michael G 20 minutes into this movie and I could tell it much much much better than this rotten tomatoes critic score of 26 and the audience of 46 like you people not know a good movie when you see get bent .... It's cute funny romantic and it makes you laugh what more do you want Miles Teller is absolutely hilarious Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/07/25 Full Review Taylor L Is perhaps Miles Teller the most miscast man in Hollywood to this day? Despite a star-studded cast with enough trophies to fill a walk-in closet, this anhedonic attempt personal growth and character drama falls flatter than a flapjack. Every character in this film, especially and particularly the women, have a net total of negative development throughout the movie's hour-and-a-half run time, making the entire event a big fat nothingburger. The lesson to take away here: it's okay to have feelings, sometimes. But only if you're a dick to your friends first. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/18/25 Full Review kiki d 3 sexy men. What else can I say?😏 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/04/25 Full Review Audience Member I cannot stand this stupid movie. I turned it on out of boredom, and (did my best) to watch the whole thing. It’s overly cliched, unfunny, and relies too much on pop culture to relate to its audience instead of actually writing something meaningful. That’s something I’m so incredibly tired of and it’s especially prevalent in marvel movies. Please don’t watch this if you value your time. Watch something that has substance, something that will leave you with a sense of gratitude for watching it. 1/5 stars. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/20/25 Full Review Audience Member Underrated movie. Cheesy, corny but entertaining Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/19/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Tom Gormican

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Zac Efron

Jason

Miles Teller

Daniel

Michael B. Jordan

Mikey

Imogen Poots

Ellie

Jessica Lucas

Vera

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Synopsis Best pals Jason (Zac Efron) and Daniel (Miles Teller) indulge in casual flings and revel in their carefree, unattached lives. After learning that the marriage of their friend Mikey (Michael B. Jordan) is over, they gladly welcome him back into their circle. The three young men make a pact to have fun and avoid commitment. However, when all three find themselves involved in serious relationships, they must keep their romances secret from one another.
Director
Tom Gormican
Producer
Justin Nappi, Andrew O'Connor, Scott Aversano, Kevin Turen
Screenwriter
Tom Gormican
Distributor
FilmDistrict
Production Co
Treehouse Pictures
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language Throughout)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 31, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$26.0M
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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