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Friends With Kids
''Friends with Kids'' is a 2011 American romantic comedy film written, produced, and directed by Jennifer Westfeldt, who also stars in the film. Adam Scott, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Chris O'Dowd, Megan Fox, and Edward Burns also star in the film. Plot Jason (an advertising executive) and Julie (a charitable investment advisor) are longtime best friends now in their mid-30s that live in the same building in Manhattan. Not romantically involved, they are close friends with two childless married couples, the placid Alex and Leslie and the sex-obsessed Ben and Missy. During the next four years, after both couples have children, their marriages suffer. Following a chaotic birthday party for Jason at Alex and Leslie's place in Brooklyn, Jason and Julie discuss how it would be better to have children first, to 'get it out of the way' since 'time is running out', and only then meet the person that you wanted to marry. After more discussion, they decide to have a child toget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Westfeldt
Jennifer Westfeldt (born February 2, 1970) is an American actress, screenwriter, director, and producer. She is best known for co-writing, co-producing, and starring in the 2002 indie film ''Kissing Jessica Stein'', for which she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best First Screenplay and a Golden Satellite Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical. She is also known for writing, producing, starring in, and making her directorial debut in the 2012 indie film ''Friends with Kids'', which was included on New York Magazine's Top Ten Movies of 2012 list, as well as NPR's Top 12 of 2012. Westfeldt's television work includes series regular and recurring roles on ''Grey's Anatomy'', '' 24'', ''Queen America'', and ''Notes from the Underbelly'', among others, and guest-starring turns on ''This Is Us'' and ''Girls''. She recently completed a four-season arc as Pauline Turner Brooks on TVLand's series '' Younger'', created by Darren Star. Westfeldt made her Broadway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |