Film

Sleeping with Other People

Name: Sleeping with Other People
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2015
Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Adam Scott, Jason Mantzoukas, Natasha Lyonne

Romantic comedy
Light-hearted

Two serial cheaters reconnect after twelve years and swear off each other to break their patterns. It's warm and funny without being cynical, genuinely interested in whether people can change and what intimacy means beyond sex. For anyone who's enjoyed a smart romantic comedy that trusts its audience to laugh at messy, flawed people without punishing them for it.

TMDb rating

3.1

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