The Pill

2011

1h 23m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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70%

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10 Reviews

56%

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1,000+ Ratings

Fred (Noah Bean) spends an entire day with Mindy (Rachel Boston), his latest one-night stand, after a night of unprotected sex to make sure that she takes both doses of the morning-after pill.

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Sara Stewart

New York Post

Does the title refer to contraception? Or one of this sort-of comedy's three leads? It's a toss-up; everyone involved is just so irritating.

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 16, 2011

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

This might be more entertaining if any of the three main characters were at all likable.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 15, 2011

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

While their story is feather-light, Khoury and his actors have each type down perfectly.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 15, 2011

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Justin Strout

Orlando Weekly

Writer-director J.C. Khoury has sensibility and a refreshing amount of sense, too.

Jan 4, 2012

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David Noh

Film Journal International

A surprising delight from start to finish, this is one rom-com with serious, and very funny, nerve.

Dec 14, 2011

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Brent Simon

Shockya.com

A recognizably human rom-com, reflective of the realities of the twenty- and even early-thirtysomething dating scene, in which people mean well but often find their attempts at monogamy tested in unexpected ways.

Rated: B

Jun 15, 2011

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dan s

Everyone in this movie was just awful. Really wish it could have ended in mass murder

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Boring movie with stupid, manipulative and bland characters. It's very difficult to feel empathy for anyone so asinine. Fred has no balls. Mindy (and her family) is a lunatic. And, in the end you're left hanging... and you don't care.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

Didn't like any of the characters, didn't really like the movie either ;)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

Love win out. Surprise.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

Honestly there was no point to the movie, and a terrible ending.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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The Pill(2011) Starring: Noah Bean, Rachel Boston, Anna Chlumsky, Jean Brassard, S. Lue McWilliams, Steve Routman, Julia Royter, Jack Tartaglia, Al Thompson, and Dreama Walker Directed By: J.C. Khoury Review Hello everyone your pal the cupid critic here to tell you about why you should use a condom, you won't make a shitty love story like this one. The film is about Fred being worried that he has gotten the free-spirited Mindy pregnant after an unprotected one-night stand, Fred feigns romantic interest and sticks by her side for twelve hours to make sure she takes both doses of the morning-after pill. If this film any intentional goals of being something good, it fails cause this is most uneventful and boring love story. It's not even that funny. Which makes it harder to sit through. The characters I don't remember and I just finished watching it this second. Only Fred the dumbass who is unsuccesful at putting on a condom and thus you have your very boring and uneventful love story. The story is not interesting if anything it feels forced upon. They do this for the sake of the plot, which contemplates to this and this. The movie convenience and plot device after another, this movie didn't need to happen, I mean it was so dang boring I need to listen to my love songs to stay awake. The direction is pretty okay, J.C Khoury does a fine job with shot but fails in getting good performances out of his actors. They all look like rejects for a soap opera. None of the elements in a good film are present, is J.C Khpoury's shots good? yes, but that doesn't make the film any less boring, tedious, stupid and uneventful. I'm giving THE PILL a half out of five.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Fred

Rachel Boston

Mindy

Anna Chlumsky

Nelly

Dreama Walker

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Al Thompson

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Synopsis

Fred (Noah Bean) spends an entire day with Mindy (Rachel Boston), his latest one-night stand, after a night of unprotected sex to make sure that she takes both doses of the morning-after pill.

Director: J.C. Khoury
Screenwriter: J.C. Khoury
Production Co: Shoot First Entertainment
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2016
Runtime: 1h 23m