Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?
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Credits: TheMovieDb.
Film Cast:
- Emma Kurtzman: Natalie Portman
- Adam Franklin: Ashton Kutcher
- Alvin Franklin: Kevin Kline
- Dr. Stephen Metzner: Cary Elwes
- Patrice: Greta Gerwig
- Lucy: Lake Bell
- Katie Kurtzman: Olivia Thirlby
- Wallace: Ludacris
- Eli: Jake Johnson
- Shira: Mindy Kaling
- Sandra Kurtzman: Talia Balsam
- Vanessa: Ophelia Lovibond
- Guy: Guy Branum
- Sam: Ben Lawson
- Megan: Jennifer Irwin
- Kevin: Adhir Kalyan
- Bones: Brian H. Dierker
- Joy: Abby Elliott
- Lisa: Vedette Lim
- Chuck: Matthew Moy
- Lydia: Nealla Gordon
- Sari: Mollee Gray
- Benji: Derek Ferguson
- Victoria: Tyne Stecklein
- Young Emma Kurtzman: Stefanie Scott
- Young Adam Franklin: Dylan Doornbos Hayes
- Eli’s Dad: Tom Tangen
- Eli’s Dad #2: Tim Matheson
- Writer: Nasim Pedrad
- Writer: Elizabeth Meriwether
- Man with Dog: Seth Morris
- Secret High Dancer: Krystal Ellsworth
- Frat Party Dancer: Rachael Markarian
- ‘Secret High’ Director (uncredited): Ivan Reitman
Film Crew:
- Costume Design: Julie Weiss
- Sound Effects Editor: Doug Jackson
- Executive Producer: Natalie Portman
- Original Music Composer: John Debney
- Executive Producer: Roger Birnbaum
- Executive Producer: Gary Barber
- Production Design: Ida Random
- Sound Mixer: Edward Tise
- Producer: Ivan Reitman
- Music Editor: Jeff Carson
- Second Unit Director: Conrad E. Palmisano
- Special Effects Coordinator: John Hartigan
- Director of Photography: Rogier Stoffers
- Executive Producer: Jonathan Glickman
- Casting: Joanna Colbert
- Dialogue Editor: R.J. Kizer
- Editor: Dana E. Glauberman
- Executive Producer: Tom Pollock
- Sound Effects Editor: Chuck Michael
- Producer: Joe Medjuck
- Co-Producer: Annette Savitch
- Musician: Robbie Nevil
- Key Hair Stylist: Jacklin Masteran
- Boom Operator: Robert Jackson
- Set Decoration: Danielle Berman
- Location Manager: Gregory Alpert
- Still Photographer: Dale Robinette
- Casting: Rich Mento
- ADR Voice Casting: Barbara Harris
- Co-Producer: Elizabeth Meriwether
- ADR Recordist: Greg Zimmerman
- Story: Michael Samonek
- Art Direction: Greg Berry
- Co-Executive Producer: Lisa Bruce
- Producer: Jeffrey Clifford
- Steadicam Operator: Chris Squires
- Sound Effects Editor: Nancy MacLeod
- Co-Producer: Ali Bell
- Unit Production Manager: Cristen Carr Strubbe
- Foley Artist: Robin Harlan
- Post Production Assistant: Kyle Salazar
- Foley Mixer: Randy Singer
- Casting Assistant: Christine Colvin
- Camera Operator: Paul Sanchez
- Hair Department Head: Barbara Lorenz
- Foley Artist: Sarah Monat
- Set Designer: Anshuman Prasad
- Dialogue Editor: Susan Dudeck
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Steve Pederson
- Art Department Coordinator: Wendy Means
- Dialogue Editor: Larry Kemp
- Set Designer: Jim Wallis
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Brad Sherman
- Transportation Coordinator: Tommy Tancharoen
- Supervising Sound Editor: Michael J. Benavente
- Music Editor: Brent Brooks
- Script Supervisor: Jane Goldsmith
- Key Makeup Artist: Kathleen Karridene
- Unit Publicist: Heidi Falconer
- Makeup Department Head: Tracey Levy
- First Assistant Director: John Wildermuth
- Orchestrator: Brad Dechter
- Hairstylist: Daniel Howell
- Costume Supervisor: Deborah Myles Davis
- Assistant Costume Designer: Ken Van Duyne
- Additional Editing: Maria Gonzales
- Property Master: Max E. Brehme
- Choreographer: Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks
- Chief Lighting Technician: Rick A. West
- Production Accountant: Donna Glasser-Hancock
- Key Costumer: Michael Crow
- Makeup Artist: Jorjee Douglass
- Hairstylist: Anthony Veader
- Production Coordinator: Susan Dukow
- Second Assistant Director: Christina Fong
- First Assistant Editor: Omar Hassan-Reep
- Set Dresser: Chris Fielding
- Set Dresser: Kurt Verbaarschott
- Set Dresser: Greg Evans
- Casting Assistant: Tess Minsky
- Assistant Sound Editor: Tricia Linklater
Movie Reviews:
- GDawson2: No Strings Attached is romantic comedy starring Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. Now, I’m not a prolific watcher of the rom-com genre and honestly I’ve probably only seen a few of them throughout my entire life to this point. I bring this up because it seems like most of the criticisms people have of this film deal with the idea that it’s not all that original and the only thing it did differently was add in foul language. I, on the other hand, really enjoyed this film for what it is. I think this is primarily because I’m still pretty inexperienced with the rom-com genre, but I also think it’s because there’s nothing really “wrong” with this film. Does it lean more on romance than comedy? Sure, but I actually appreciated that choice. Is the story about as surface level as it gets? Yes, but I also think that the chemistry between Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher largely makes up for that flaw. I knew, along with everyone else who has seen this film, how it was going to end the entire time, but I was still interested in how it would get to that point, and I can’t say that I was dissatisfied when the credits rolled.
In the end, No Strings Attached is a perfectly fine romantic comedy. It’s not going to blow your socks off, but you’ll get your fix off of it.
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