No Strings Attached

"Friendship has its benefits."

2011 1h 47m EN

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6.3

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47%

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METACRITIC

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6.2

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 5,093🥫47%Rotten Tomatoes●50Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 252,790

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?

“Friendship has its benefits.”

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Cast

Natalie Portman
Emma Kurtzman
Ashton Kutcher
Adam Franklin
Kevin Kline
Alvin Franklin
Cary Elwes
Dr. Stephen Metzner
Greta Gerwig
Patrice
Lake Bell
Lucy
Olivia Thirlby
Katie Kurtzman
Ludacris
Wallace

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ivan Reitman
Writers: Elizabeth Meriwether, Elizabeth Meriwether, Michael Samonek
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.0× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ivan Reitman, shot by Rogier Stoffers. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Dana E. Glauberman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Kline carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Friendship has its benefits.".

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8 / 8

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IMDB entry: tt1411238 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ivan Reitman directs. Rogier Stoffers behind the camera. John Debney scores. Dana E. Glauberman cuts. 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

1Made its money back 6.0× over at the box office.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Directed by Ivan Reitman, shot by Rogier Stoffers. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Dana E. Glauberman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Kline carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Friendship has its benefits.".
8IMDB entry: tt1411238 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "parent child relationship", "casual meeting", "sexual humor", "student of medicine".
10Released under 16 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Rogier Stoffers
Original score: John Debney
Editing: Dana E. Glauberman
Production design: Ida Random
Costume design: Julie Weiss
Makeup / hair: Tracey Levy
Sound: Steve Pederson
Stunt coordinator: Conrad E. Palmisano
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $25,000,000
Box office: $149,200,000
Return: 597% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: No Strings Attached (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes: 47% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 50/100
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 · 252,790 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

2 wins & 7 nominations total

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GDawson22018-12-18
★ 7/10
No Strings Attached is romantic comedy starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. Now, I'm not a prolific watcher of the rom-com genre and honestly I've probably only seen a few of them throughout my entire life to this point. I bring this up because it seems like most of the criticisms people have of this film deal with the idea that it's not all that original and the only thing it did differently was add in foul language. I, on the other hand, really enjoyed this film for what it is. I think this is primarily because I'm still pretty inexperienced with the rom-com genre, but I also think it's because there's nothing really "wrong" with this film. Does it lean more on romance than comedy? Sure, but I actually appreciated that choice. Is the story about as surface level as it gets? Yes, but I also think that the chemistry between Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher largely makes up for that flaw. I knew, along with everyone else who has seen this film, how it was going to end the entire time, but I was still interested in how it would get to that point, and I can't say that I was dissatisfied when the credits rolled. In the end, No Strings Attached is a perfectly fine romantic comedy. It's not going to blow your socks off, but you'll get your fix off of it.

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