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2015
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Sleeping with Other People
Positive Reviews
73
Negative reviews
32
Average Rating
3.0
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4.2
Its that it somehow makes the lusty undercurrents of its male/female friendship unironically romantic and, at times, unapologetically sexy.
Av Club
3.8
Headland doesnt know quite how to wrangle her ending, and Lainey and Jakes chemistry feels more like one of those burning log videos than a real Anton ..
EW
3.8
Hes quick with flirty repartee, but doesnt have an overbearing or slimy nature.
Rogerebert
1.5
Turns out theyre both stuck in time: Lainey still carries a torch for her college crush, Matthew Sobvechik (Adam Scott, deliberately ditching his usua ..
Variety
3.0
Headland loves rom coms too much to overly subvert them, but she spices things up at every turn, allowing for a degree of hedonistic dirtiness that mo ..
Time Out
3.0
Headlands script sometimes feel more like a 2015 zeitgeist capsule than an organic piece of comedy, but the mix of sophistication and unabashed raunch ..
The Guardian
3.0
Inevitably, it pretends to be edgier than it actually is, and doesnt create a sustained character development in the way Nora Ephron managed, but its ..
The Guardian
1.9
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
0.5
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
2.5
Thankfully, Sleeping With Other People doesnt have the same hard edges as the earlier film.
4.5
Sleeping With Other People is a rare American non homogenized rom com, and its delightful even when youre not sure what youre watching.
Vulture
1.5
If the film fulfills its duty by providing emotionally the romcom equivalent of a money shot, it delays the gratification in interesting ways.
The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Sleeping With Other People doesnt stick around long enough to see if the afterglow will turn glum for this particular Benjamin and Elaine.
1.5
Ms. Headland has a concept for a latter day screwball comedy ... but she doesnt have the jokes or the emotionally textured characters that can fill in ..
The New York Times
2.5
But theres a difference between messy, contradictory characters and incoherent filmmaking, and Sleeping With Other People doesnt have the sense of cra ..
Paste Magazine
1.5
Along the way we get mildly diverting comic set pieces: Lainey is adorable on Ecstasy; Jake delivers an exuberant lesson in masturbation.
3.8
Unfortunately, when the movie screen fills with the text graphics and then splits to simultaneously show text sender and text recipient or when the sl ..
San Francisco Chronicle
4.3
The romantic aspect, the connection between the two leads, thats what draws viewers in.
The Young Folks
3.0
Director Leslye Headlands follow up to Bachelorette addresses big issues like the role of sex in relationships while delivering refreshing laughs than ..
2.0
If Sleeping With Other People was someone you met in a bar, you might buy it a drink, or two. But eventually youd be looking at your phone or searchin ..
Ny Daily News
2.5
Sudeikis has his shtick and hes fine, even if hes always struck me as a kind of less cool version of Chevy Chase.
JoBlo
3.8
Writer director Leslye Headland has made a film that is saucy and sweet, for the boys and for the girls an R rated Seinfeld, not that theres anything ..
The Globe And Mail
3.8
Headland refuses to redeem her characters, which is what makes Sleeping With Other People ultimately more interesting than other rom coms.
Philly
3.1
I said at the start that the movie is a romantic comedy of sorts, and its the of sorts part of it thats far more enjoyable and fulfilling.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.2
While its nice to see Sudeikis stretch from his usual comedic roles into something more heartfelt and real, the film frequently makes no sense. Even w ..
2.5
The movies third act shift from endless psychological drama to bloody and gruesome horror flick is, to put it mildly, less than seamless, and although ..
Reel Film Reviews
4.0
Sleeping With Other People is an updated and raunchier take on the When Harry Met Sally rom com premise: can a man and a woman ever be best friends, o ..
The Times
3.0
Headland writes the standard issue surplus of subplots and scene hogging supporting characters into the script, but a loose vibe and a cast of adept i ..
News Review
3.0
If it eventually surrenders to convention, Sleeping with Other People is still a refreshingly adult, often rule breaking romantic comedy.
Radio Times
3.0
Writer director Headlands screenplay is sharply observed in places and yields a few memorable set pieces (including a brawl in a restaurant that shock ..
Independent
3.8
Sleeping With Other People hits the sweet spot between hot and hilarious because its lovers spit at romcom clichs.
Rolling Stone
4.5
Witty dialogue, realistic characters and situations, and spot on performances can make any seemingly played out genre come back to life.
The Wrap
4.4
Rom coms died because they werent very rom and didnt have enough com. But Sleeping With Other People, which is both hilarious and emotionally alive, i ..
New York Post
3.0
Hes now married and a gynecologist, but that doesnt stop the extra curricular office visits.
Az Central
3.0
fast and funny and Headlands willingness to tackle the unromantic aspects of the rom com lends a sophistication you dont find in more anodyne examples ..
Smh
4.0
You cant expect physical frankness from a mainstream studio film which this isnt.
Smh
4.0
It isnt deadly, but it signals a more traditional (and less interesting) rom com lurking beneath its sophisticated surface.
Mountain X
2.0
Headlands dialogue is so relentlessly razor sharp that it keeps lacerating itself.
Daily Mail
4.5
Despite this buried longing, Jake isnt exactly tormented either about his career as a serial womanizer.
Salon
3.0
Perhaps Headland is afraid of her films being too unlikable for audiences, or this an attempt to legitimise herself within the mainstream. Because, ul ..
Flim List
1.5
Despite a strong cast including Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis, is big on misogyny, short on laughs and even shorter on believibility.
Eye For Film
1.5
Its derivative, misconceived and in poor taste, although Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie are so appealing that it is easy to momentarily be seduced by ..
1.9
Everything in this hoax is a clich inspired by a dozen other B movies about the same subject, from No Strings Attached with Ashton Kutcher to Friends ..
Observer
1.5
What Lainey and Jake think is never made clear; the director and writer, Leslye Headland, doesnt get close enough to find out.
New Yorker
3.8
Theyve got the kind of immediate rom com chemistry casting directors pray for.
The Film Stage
4.4
Just might be the most romantic and touching film about sex addiction ever.
Chicago Tribune
1.9
If theres a way to charm us with the approach, Headland (writer of 2014s About Last Night update) never really finds it, squandering the appeal of lea ..
Boston Globe
3.8
Although there are a handful of missteps, Sleeping With Other People is ultimately a satisfying charmer with a big payoff.
Blogs Indie Wire
3.5
Romantic comedies have become such a disreputable genre that its easy to forget how enjoyable a well crafted cinematic romance can be.
Las Vegas Weekly
1.5
This desperation to overdo everything ruins what might otherwise have been a charming little rom com, with likable stars, great co stars, and some sha ..
The Atlantic
3.5
Jake and Lainey go out on a date so casual Jake doesnt even realize its a date.
Detroit News
3.1
The ultimate acknowledgement of loves value in a post postmodern dating world doesnt come across as a compromise so much as a good humored clarion cal ..
Groucho Reviews
4.5
The language is frank and direct, and Headlands got a very strong hand as a director thanks to all the hard work that Headland put in as a writer firs ..
Hit Fix
3.5
media camera A pleasure to watch .. Singular chemistry between Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis in comedy film Sleeping With Other People.
Herald Sun
2.2
Sleeping with Other People is the type of R rated comedy you used to find a single videobox of on Blockbusters New Release shelf, displayed right besi ..
Consequence Of Sound
4.5
So its disappointing when Sleeping With Other People embraces the predictable nature of romantic comedies for a more satisfying ending.
Vox
3.0
Ultimately Sleeping With Other People has high points of both comedy and drama, but doesnt amount to as much as it should.
Hey U Guys
0.0
It doesnt make Sleeping with Other People a good movie, understand; it makes it a movie about the very worst aspect of a personality, replicates it, t ..
Film Freak Central
3.5
You cant tell a story about a guy and a gal trying to remain platonic pals even though any idiot can see theyre perfect for each other without evoking ..
Oregon Live
4.5
What makes Sleeping With Other People different, and enjoyable, is how well Sudeikis and Brie bounce off each other.
Film Ink
2.5
I wanted to really like this movie, but the laughs largely werent there and the ultimate spiral of the movie attempted to rely on shocking dialogue an ..
Ner Dist
1.0
It doesnt though, and whats left is a predictable narrative that kicks and screams to make itself heard.
Cine Vue
2.2
A Photoshop copy of When Harry Met Sally, clone stamped and saturated.
La Weekly
3.0
While Headlund doesnt shy away from sex or frank discussion, the humour isnt aimed below the belt (so to speak).
Games Radar
3.0
The whole thing is horribly conventional while still being charming and relatively entertaining, which, unfortunately, makes it way above average in t ..
Abc
1.5
If anything, the film works best as a showcase for Brie, who can turn on a dime from silly to serious.
The Stranger
4.5
While its the nature of romantic comedies to fall into predictable rhythms, Sleeping With Other People doesnt capitulate to third act mawkishness.
Ar Kansas Online
3.2
The premise is overcooked, but the fine performances from Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie prop up the pat script.
Patriot Ledger
4.5
Still, writer director Leslye Headland keeps things at a foul mouthed boil, restraining the harsher impulses that made her 2012 Bridesmaids rip off, B ..
Straight
1.0
Sudeikis smooth charisma and Bries wide eyed charm almost carry the film, but while Headland bravely chooses to skip certain expected rom com beats, s ..
Sandiego Reader
3.0
Even if it does turn traditional, its done sufficient rooting in its characters neuroses and problems and charted a deeper kind of relationship than m ..
Metro New York
3.0
The strong chemistry between Brie and Sudeikis makes this feel more cohesive than it actually is, but without a consistent tone underlying the jokes, ..
Sbs
1.5
Assholes dont like movies like When Harry Met Sally, and for good reason; theyre sweet and gushy and neat and inclined towards happy endings.
Flavor Wire
2.0
The guy sat directly in front of me stood up, loudly declared to everyone that This is the worst film I have ever seen in my entire life and just walk ..
The Shiz Nit
4.5
Instantly cements itself as the best romantic comedy in many years. So many, in fact, that I honestly cant remember what the last truly great one was ..
Crave Online
1.0
Its hard to settle on a low point of this scumbag manifesto from writer director Leslye Headland...
The Skinny
4.0
A spiky, funny, somewhat raucous affair that embraces as many rom com conventions as it subverts.
Scots Man
2.5
The good supporting cast, particularly Natasha Lyonne and Andrea Savage, the film above its somewhat one note gimmick.
Under The Radar Mag
3.8
Yet, despite its flaws, Sleeping with Other People is still more innovative and hilariously foul mouthed than the majority of todays rom coms.
Movie Mezzanine
1.5
Leslye Headland plies her favorite subject the sexual war between the genders in this occasionally droll but ultimately too thin and arch confection.
Film Journal International ..
2.5
Barely measures up to the likes of No Strings Attached and Friends with Benefits.
3.1
Sleeping With Other People has plenty of bad habits, but at its core is a refreshing and sometimes downright sad look at what love can do to people, d ..
National Post
3.0
Headlands romcom may have sex on the brain but it certainly gives a couple of Hollywoods lesser lights the chance to shine.
Sky
4.5
The romcom will never die as long as comic innovators find new veins to drain, and as long as the profane imagination of someone like Headland is so c ..
New City Film
3.5
Since then hes turned in another fine performance in Black Mass, proving himself to be quite a skilled actor.
Media Mikes
3.8
But we know that theres something brewing between them a smoldering romance, albeit Platonic love, is festering.
Daily Film Fix
3.1
The more honest depictions of modern love are welcome, but you can tell where this is heading early and often.
Columbus Alive
3.0
If Sleeping with Other People sounds an awful lot like a contemporary update of When Harry Met Sally, thats because it takes a very similar premise (t ..
Blog Bullz Eye
1.5
Ye olde lets try a platonic relationship trope gets a dirty talking update.
Sf Weekly
3.8
The words remind of a Nora Ephron meets Aaron Sorkin script for their quick hit humor and rapid delivery, with maybe a Judd Apatow rewrite to add snar ..
Tulsa World
4.0
The movie is never quite sure what notes it wants to hit so it goes after everything.
Honey Cutts Hollywood
2.8
Just because the characters are more blunt about sexuality doesnt make them any more unique.
Mac Guff
1.5
Instead it just leaves you thinking this is a bunch of clichs and sterotypes done better in Headlands previous film the Batchelorette and Sleeping Wit ..
Battle Royale With Cheese
2.5
Failing miserably at the Bechdel Wallace Test, Sleeping with Other People doesnt feature a single scene where two women converse with each other about ..
The Film File
4.5
Frank and very funny, Headlands movie isnt so much sexually explicit as sexually honest.
Seattle Weekly
1.5
Diving in and out of sincerity and sap, it seems really unsure of what it wants to do.
Junkee
4.5
Sleeping revives romantic comedy by populating it with fully fleshed out characters. The stars are both sympathetic and charming, especially Sudeikis ..
Daily Public
3.1
Its hard to shake the notion that Leslye Headland wants soooo badly to make the 21st century version of When Harry Met Sally..., but theres not nearly ..
City Weekly
3.8
The funny, cutting, sexy and, yeah, even touching movie manages to make their relationship a blast to watch and a regretful look at the messed up stat ..
Play Boy
4.5
Unfortunately, hes engaged to someone else, which still doesnt stop him from engaging in squickies with sprung side piece Lainey.
Nashville Scene
4.5
A pretty simple and easy going romantic comedy that keeps you hooked by the realness of its story.
4.4
But Headlands follow up to the vastly underrated Bachelorette isnt a romantic comedy retread.
Trib
1.5
Moreover, fans of that saccharine, genre defining film might have trouble empathizing with Headlands deeply flawed protagonists.
Hammer To Nail
3.0
Sleeping with Other People has enough laughs and twisted darkness to put it a notch above your average rom com.
Tucson Weekly
3.8
Sudeikis and Brie both play perfectly likable, perfectly despicable New Yorkers who cant stay faithful to their partners.
Madison Movie
3.0
The one benefit here is that the entire scenario doesnt become a friends with benefits situation, which would have been far too clich and obnoxious to ..
Movies With Mae
4.5
A film that stays in a level that isnt neither annoying nor memorable, almost like its own protagonists, Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie.
El Pais (Spain)
3.0
Although its outcome is far from spectacular, this film is very worthy in planning and execution.
1.5
Romantic comedies are a dime a dozen, and there are some pretty good ones out there. Sleeping With Other People, while it has some entertaining elemen ..
Ancho Rage Press
1.5
Sudeikis and Brie have great chemistry together and the film is quite funny.
Bitch Flicks
1.0
A retrograde romantic comedy that disguises itself as a transgressive movie.
El Mundo (Spain)
4.0
So what makes Sleeping With Other People an unexpected delight An absolutely top notch cast, some creativity with character and dialogue, and a very m ..
Patch
4.5
Sudeikis is devilish but sensitive in banter that is not necessarily one liner jokes, but is always funny. Brie is able to be simultaneously sexual an ..
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