No Strings Attached

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No Strings Attached

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2011

1h 48m

Romance

Comedy

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Lifelong friends Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) take their relationship to the next level by having sex. Afraid of ruining their friendship, the new lovers make a pact to keep things purely physical, with no fighting, no jealousy and no expectations. Emma and Adam pledge to do whatever they want, wherever they want, as long as they do not fall in love. The question then becomes: Who will fall first?

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Critics Consensus

It benefits from the presence of Natalie Portman and director Ivan Reitman's steady hand, but No Strings Attached doesn't have the courage or conviction to follow through on its ribald premise.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Apr 3, 2019

3/5

No Strings Attached energizes the tired romantic comedy genre by combining a pair of comely lovers and lines which leap and fizz, except when they have to fight mushy dips.

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Leonard Maltin

leonardmaltin.com

Jul 8, 2011

This being a Hollywood romantic comedy, the outcome of the story-about a man and woman who agree to a sex-only relationship-is obvious from the get-go, so this film is all about the journey, not the destination...

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Philip French

Guardian

Feb 28, 2011

[A] dislikable, distasteful, indifferently acted romantic comedy...

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Oct 7, 2022

Anemic little comedy. [Full review in Spanish]

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Mar 30, 2022

2.5/5

Ivan Reitman is one of the best comedy filmmakers of his generation--especially his 1980s output--but No Strings Attached is not one of his better films.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 30, 2020

2/10

An average raunchy sex comedy, lacking likeable characters, plausibility, and general funniness.

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Jerod S

@jeroduptown Mar 31, 2026

Portman and Kutcher are good together - but the backwards falling in love story is boring. Can't decide whether it wanted to be bad or good.

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Thyaagu C

@Thyaagu Feb 24, 2026

Prep for goofiness, brain off, enjoy the ride - went in blank, came out happy for the couple with the flow!

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Keith B B

@Okbullard Jan 25, 2026

I really enjoyed this one Ashton Kucher and Natalie Portman had great chemistry together. There were quite a few funny lines and moments. Kevin Kline was excellent as usual. The ending was great and the little vignettes were a nice touch. It's definitely worth the watch.

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Ian F.

@thismeansguerra Aug 6, 2025

This funny and moving romantic comedy is something you’ll enjoy.

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Divyanshu T

@RT68972146 Jun 15, 2025

Definitely worth watching, don't read premise or anything about this movie , just sit back ,relax and watch it ,it's hilarious 😂 and chemistry between the leads is just awesome 👍😎

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robert f

@Justanotherbob Apr 28, 2025

Love this movie! I've seen it nuuuumerous times!!

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Synopsis

Lifelong friends Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) take their relationship to the next level by having sex. Afraid of ruining their friendship, the new lovers make a pact to keep things purely physical, with no fighting, no jealousy and no expectations. Emma and Adam pledge to do whatever they want, wherever they want, as long as they do not fall in love. The question then becomes: Who will fall first?

Director: Ivan Reitman
Producer: Ivan Reitman, Joe Medjuck, Jeffrey Clifford
Screenwriter: Elizabeth Meriwether
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Handsomecharlie Films, Katalyst Films, Cold Spring Pictures, Paramount Pictures, The Montecito Picture Company, DreamWorks, Spyglass Entertainment, Montecito Picture Company
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Drug Material)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 21, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $70.6M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby SRD, DTS

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