The rules? No jealousy. No overnights. No Valentine’s Day. And definitely .
If you were a teenager or young adult in 2011, you remember the Great Rom-Com War. That year, Hollywood gave us not one, but two movies about the same exact thing: two friends trying to add “benefits” without catching feelings. ashton kutcher friends with benefits movie
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| Feature | No Strings Attached (Kutcher) | Friends with Benefits (Timberlake) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Sweeter, indie, rainy-day aesthetic | Brighter, faster, more sexual comedy | | The Conflict | She is afraid of emotions | He is afraid of being hurt | | Best Cameo | Ludacris as a horny rapper | Woody Harrelson as a gay sports editor | | The Takeaway | Sometimes love sneaks up on you | It’s only weird if you make it weird | No Valentine’s Day
If you want raunchy and high-energy, go watch Timberlake. If you want to curl up on a rainy Sunday with a blanket and watch two beautiful idiots fall in love, put on No Strings Attached .
Revisiting No Strings Attached : Why Ashton Kutcher’s “Friends With Benefits” Era Defined 2010s Rom-Coms
Kutcher plays Adam, a laid-back, sweet guy who works as a low-key assistant on a TV show (think Glee ). He runs into Emma (Natalie Portman), a Type-A, emotionally closed-off doctor. They have a one-night stand, realize they are both too busy for "dating," and decide to be "sex friends."