Friends with Money
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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2006
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As she reaches her mid-thirties and quits her lucrative job, singleton Olivia finds herself unsure about her future and her relationships with her successful and wealthy friends. She begins to envy the security of her richer friends and, although their lives may seem easier, Olivia's friends have their problems too: screenwriters Christine and Patrick are unable to collaborate on their latest project, Jane and Aaron have lost the romance in their relationship, and Franny and Matt have difficulties handling the demands of parenthood.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
88 min
Release date:
7 Apr 2006
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$6,500,000
Revenue:
$13,400,000
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
This delicious, seriocomic tale of four friends in affluent, liberal, west L.A. grappling with midlife crises, metrosexual spouses and household remodeling takes on an avoided subject: money, and how it affects our relationships.
– David Ansen,
Newsweek,
1 Nov 2007
fresh:
This is a dense and sophisticated work about mortality, materialism, madness, jealousy and pity a movie in which the fabulous duds are ripped off the "Sex and the City" gals and they're left teetering on the edge of the abyss...
– Andrew O'Hehir,
Salon.com,
7 Oct 2006
fresh:
As a creator of characters, Holofcener has strong instincts for emblematic situations and telling habits, yet she takes a reticent approach to development -- she observes her subjects closely, but doesn't necessarily interpret.
– Jessica Winter,
Time Out,
25 May 2006
fresh:
Holofcener builds scenes around motifs that resonate marvelously.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
21 Apr 2006
fresh:
It engages us from beginning to end without strong narrative, or narratives. It lives through the quality of Holofcener's dialogue and the performances that she has drawn from her actors.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
21 Apr 2006