Kissing Jessica Stein

"When it comes to love, sometimes she just can't think straight."

2002 1h 37m EN

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6.0

MID

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84%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

⭐

6.5

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 258🍅84%Rotten Tomatoes●72Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 17,879

Comedy

Synopsis

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Jessica, a Jewish copy editor living and working in New York City, is plagued by failed blind dates with men, and decides to answer a newspaper's personal advertisement. The advertisement has been placed by 'lesbian-curious' Helen Cooper, a thirtysomething art gallerist.

“When it comes to love, sometimes she just can't think straight.”

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Cast

Jennifer Westfeldt
Jessica Stein
Heather Juergensen
Helen Cooper
Scott Cohen
Josh Myers
Jackie Hoffman
Joan
Tovah Feldshuh
Judy Stein
Michael Mastro
Martin
Carson Elrod
Sebastian
Jon Hamm
Charles

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Writers: Heather Juergensen, Jennifer Westfeldt
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $10M — a 10.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld, shot by Lawrence Sher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kristy Jacobs Maslin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jennifer Westfeldt and Heather Juergensen and Scott Cohen carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When it comes to love, sometimes she just can't think straight.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Charles Herman-Wurmfeld directs. Lawrence Sher behind the camera. Marcelo Zarvos scores. Kristy Jacobs Maslin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $10M — a 10.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 24 years ago.
4Directed by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld, shot by Lawrence Sher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kristy Jacobs Maslin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jennifer Westfeldt and Heather Juergensen and Scott Cohen carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "When it comes to love, sometimes she just can't think straight.".
9IMDB entry: tt0264761 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "bisexuality", "blind date", "romcom", "based on play or musical".