Sleeping with Other People (2015)
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Two friends with commitment issues navigate the complexities of sex addiction and romantic entanglement.
The story
In 2002, Lainey and Jake meet at Columbia University and lose their virginity to each other. Years later, after Lainey ends a long-term relationship following an affair, she attends a sex addicts meeting where she reconnects with Jake. Both struggle with commitment issues and decide to become friends, establishing a 'safe word' to manage their sexual tension. As they confide in one another about their dating lives, they navigate various romantic interests and personal hurdles while trying to maintain their platonic boundary.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 2002, Lainey and Jake meet at Columbia University and lose their virginity to each other. Years later, Lainey breaks up with her boyfriend Sam after an affair with Matthew. At a sex addicts meeting, she reconnects with Jake. They agree to be friends, using the safe word 'mousetrap' to handle sexual tension. While they become close friends, they both date other people—Lainey sees Chris while Jake dates Paula. Eventually, they spend a night together and realize they are in love but are afraid to act on it. After Lainey moves to Michigan and Jake dates Paula, a series of events leads to Jake being arrested after a confrontation with Matthew. Jake calls Lainey from jail to confess his love. Finally, after Lainey blackmails Matthew into dropping a lawsuit against Jake, the two rush off to be married.
- First release year
- 2015
- Runtime (minutes)
- 101
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Leslye Headland
- Writers
- Leslye Headland · writer
- Cast and characters
- Jason Sudeikis · Jake Harper; Alison Brie · Elaine "Lainey" Dalton; Adam Scott · Dr. Matthew Sobvechik; Jason Mantzoukas · Xander; Natasha Lyonne · Kara; Adam Brody · Sam; Amanda Peet · Paula; Marc Blucas · Chris Smith
- Genres
- romantic comedy; sex comedy
- Themes
- sex addiction; commitment issues; friendship
- Tone and mood
- refreshingly funny; romantic
- Premise and plot tags
- romantic comedy; sex comedy; independent film
- Content notes
- sexual addiction
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with an approval rating of 64% on Rotten Tomatoes and a weighted average of 64 on Metacritic.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 6.1/10 · scale: 10 · review count: 135; Metacritic · score: 64 · scale: 100 · review count: 27
- Production trivia
- The director attended sexual addiction meetings and read books like 'Your Brain on Sex' for research.; The film was released in a limited release by IFC Films.
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