For a Good Time, Call...
2012 · Movie · R · 87 min · ★ 5.9 · 56% critics
Two former college frenemies end up sharing an apartment in New York after separate life setbacks. A surprising discovery sparks an unlikely partnership, and their new venture takes off, forcing them to rethink what they want from adulthood while navigating friendship, boundaries, and big changes.
Also known as Le téléphone rose
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-08-31
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (317 votes)
About
If you enjoy raunchy, friendship-first comedies about unlikely partners building a new life together, this should land well; Not for you if you dislike explicit humor or messy roommate drama, like in 10 Years.
Pros: sharp friendship comedy; bold premise; upbeat energy | Cons: crude humor; predictable beats; uneven character growth
Themes
- crude humor
- best friend
- phone sex
- innuendo
- dirty joke
Cast & crew
Ari Graynor
as Katie Steel
- LR
Lauren Miller Rogen
as Lauren Powell
Justin Long
as Jesse
Mark Webber
as Sean
Mimi Rogers
as Adele
Don McManus
as Scott
Nia Vardalos
as Rachel Rodman
Seth Rogen
as Jerry
Veronika Dash
as Bridgette
James Wolk
as Charlie
Directed by Jamie Travis