Fresh
This honorable follow-up to LaBute's stunning debut, In the Company of Men, which also dissects sexual politics, is well acted by the entire ensemble.
Emanuel Levy, Variety
Your Friends & Neighbors
A modern immorality tale.
1998 · 1h 47m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Neil LaBute
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Your Friends & Neighbors
Overview
Restless and unhappy, two couples get caught up in infidelity and deception. Barry is a sullen businessman married to Mary, a writer who is unsatisfied with their relationship. Mary begins an affair with Jerry, a smug theater professor and husband of her friend, Terri, who is also a writer. Adding to the adulterous mix are Cary, a callous doctor, and Cheri, an art-gallery assistant.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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76%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It is superbly executed and, for all its pitilessness, it's an intelligent dramatization of the impact that consumerist values have had on the psyche of the North American middle class at the end of the 20th century.
John Haslett Cuff, Globe and Mail
Fresh
With LaBute, you get a filmmaker who cuts to the timeless heart of sexual warfare.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh
It's refreshing to see a movie like this -- something that's edgy and entertaining, and doesn't try to appeal to 'the masses.'
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
Hilarious!
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
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