40 Days and 40 Nights
2002 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 5.5 · 47% critics
After a painful breakup, a young man decides to reset his life by giving up all sexual activity for the 40 days of Lent. What starts as a private challenge quickly becomes a public spectacle, and staying committed gets even harder when he meets someone he genuinely connects with.
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-03-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 47/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 (1,229 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a raunchy, light rom-com built around an abstinence challenge and workplace gossip, similar to No Strings Attached; not for you if sexual humor, vulgar scenes, or uncomfortable consent-related moments are dealbreakers.
Pros: funny premise; some sweet romance; a few big laughs | Cons: crude teen humor; shallow characters; off-putting moments
Themes
- celibacy
- sex addiction
- laundromat
- rape of a male
- break-up
- commitment
- sex comedy
- vow of celibacy
Cast & crew
Josh Hartnett
as Matt Sulivan
Shannyn Sossamon
as Erica Sutton
Paulo Costanzo
as Ryan
Vinessa Shaw
as Nicole
Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Sam
Adam Trese
as John Sullivan
Griffin Dunne
as Jerry Anderson
Emmanuelle Vaugier
as Susie
- LH
Lorin Heath
as Diana
- AT
Aaron Trainor
as Walter
Directed by Michael Lehmann