Film

Friends with Benefits 2011

Directed by Will Gluck

  • Romance, Comedy
  • 109 min
  • R

Some friends come with a happy ending.

Dylan is done with relationships. Jamie decides to stop buying into the Hollywood clichés of true love. When the two become friends they decide to try something new and take advantage of their mutual attraction - but without any emotional attachment.

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