Drinking Buddies

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Drinking Buddies

R

2013

1h 30m

Romance

Comedy

Drama

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Although they're both dating other people, two co-workers (Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson) hang out together in bars and try to ignore their mutual attraction.

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Critics Consensus

Smart, funny, and powered by fine performances from Olivia Wilde and Jake Johnson, Drinking Buddies offers a bittersweet slice of observational comedy.

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Noah Berlatsky

The Atlantic

08/28/2019

Drinking Buddies is that thing that they say doesn't get made much anymore-a well-executed, charming, effective, and plausible romantic comedy.

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Anna Smith

metro.co.uk

09/06/2017

4/5

Not much happens but it has plenty to say.

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Francesca Steele

Independent (UK)

08/11/2017

Drinking Buddies could suffer a little from its marketing, which may suggest to some audiences that it is just a regular rom com. But luckily, it is nothing like that. It is something much, much better.

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JD Duran

InSession Film

08/16/2024

A-

The film plays it straight, leaves resolution to be needed but yet is satisfying on every level. Again, in a film where every character and the entire aesthetic is inspired by realism, the movie ends on a note that elevates it to that position.

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Elissa Suh

Moviepudding (Substack)

08/18/2022

Stripped of traditional glamor, Wilde is paradoxically incandescent. In the casual vestments of the Midwestern normie, she exudes that non-actor naturalism essential to this American subgenre.

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Scott Nye

Battleship Pretension

02/24/2021

While I hope the traditional romantic comedy will continue to return in evermore-grand quality, this is a welcome diversion, and a lovely film all its own.

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Donna S

@RT70760842 Jul 17

Crap pretending to be art. You’ve no idea why Chris and Kate ever got together in the first place. Zero. And they were together for 8 months.

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John S.

@LoneJohnny5 Jun 18

Overly slow, disjointed and inconclusive. Too many things happen that have no real tie in to the plot. My suggestion? Spend 1.5 hours doing something fun instead of watching this.

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Santhosh T

@RT97715982 May 27

I watched this movie bc of cast. I've Watched MD House, New Girl and Love Anna Kendrick. Turns out to be a Good Movie and This movie Makes you weirdly Calm.

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Manoel C

@ManoelC Mar 23

Expected more with this cast

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Mindy M.

@RT58444936 Jan 29

I wish I didn't watch it. Only up side is the cast are (in general) great. Such a bore and NOT the ending i wanted or expected.

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Dan R.

@rasorsedge Nov 1

Bored out of my mind

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Synopsis

Although they're both dating other people, two co-workers (Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson) hang out together in bars and try to ignore their mutual attraction.

Director: Joe Swanberg
Producer: Paul Bernon, Sam Slater, Andrea Roa, Joe Swanberg, Alicia Van Couvering
Screenwriter: Joe Swanberg
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Burn Later Prods.
Rating: R (Language Throughout)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 23, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $342.9K
Runtime: 1h 30m