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Sleeping with Other People is an adult comedy about two New Yorkers who keep wrecking relationships and then try to stay friends without sleeping together. The tone is chatty, bawdy, and often mean-funny. Strong language runs thick, mostly the f-word, with frank sex talk, porn jokes, and therapy and twelve-step language around sex addiction. We land at 17 and up because frequent explicit sex talk, sex scenes, and strong language make this a hard adult comedy
Uplifting themes
Under the raunch, the film argues that honesty and friendship can outlast reckless habits. Growth is messy and incomplete The leads are charming on the surface and often selfish underneath when desire wins. Moments of real care appear, yet they are not tidy role models for younger teens
Story (may spoil tone)
Can two serial cheaters get a second chance at love? After a one-night stand in college, New Yorkers Lainey and Jake meet by chance twelve years later and discover they each have the same problem: because of their monogamy-challenged ways, neither can maintain a relationship. Determined to stay friends despite their mutual attraction, they make a pact to keep it platonic, a deal that proves easier said than done.
Details
Language Lots of strong swearing, mostly the f-word, runs through fights, flirta…
Lots of strong swearing, mostly the f-word, runs through fights, flirtation, and friend banter. You will also hear the s-word, a-word, hell, and g-word across the runtime
Sex / nudity Sex is the main subject: affairs, one-night stands, porn jokes, and blu…
Sex is the main subject: affairs, one-night stands, porn jokes, and blunt bedroom talk never stay off-screen for long. Intimacy is discussed more than shown in graphic detail, yet the tone stays very adult
Drugs / alcohol Wine and tequila show up in social nights, and characters toss around h…
Wine and tequila show up in social nights, and characters toss around heroin, cocaine, and ecstasy as jokes or metaphors. Actual hard-drug use is not the focus
Bullying / discrimination Friends needle each other with racist-story teasing in one comic beat t…
Friends needle each other with racist-story teasing in one comic beat that goes slightly sour. It plays as awkward banter between mates, not a hate-driven plot line
Mental health Therapy talk and a twelve-step program for romantic obsession sit in th…
Therapy talk and a twelve-step program for romantic obsession sit in the middle of the comedy. Characters treat sex addiction as a real struggle even while they crack jokes
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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Talk after watching
- Can a close friendship survive if both people keep cheating on other partners?
- When does honesty about desire help a relationship, and when does it just hurt people?
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