''Confessions of a Womanizer'' (also known as ''Confessions of a Sex Addict'') is a 2014 American

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

film directed and written by Miguel Ali and starring

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, Andrew Lawrence, and

Jillian Rose Reed Jillian Rose Reed (born December 20, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Tamara Kaplan in MTV's TV series ''Awkward''. Early life Reed was born in Hollywood, Florida, and raised in Coral Springs, Florida. Sh ...

Story

Richie ( Andrew Lawrence) is an arrogant guy whose only priority is a new girl every week, until he finds himself in a real relationship with Megan (

). It causes him to confess his womanizing and how it was sparked by a scar caused years ago. His new best friend, Ginger, a transgender prostitute, helps bring these wounds to the surface.

Cast

as Gary *

as Tony * Andrew Lawrence as Ritchie **Andrew Miller and Jakob Miller as Young Ritchie *

as Megan *

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as Ginger * Nosheen Phoenix as Jasmine * Andrew Caldwell as Matt * Nikki Bella and Brie Bella as Erica and Sally * Patricia de Leon as Patricia

Production

In September 2012, ''

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'' announced that

would star as Richie's love interest. Filming took place at the Silver Dream Factory Studio in

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, and at the Harbor House Diner in

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Opening

''Confessions of a Womanizer'' is opening nationwide with

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on October 14, 2016.

Awards

''Confessions of a Womanizer'' screened at 30 film festivals and won 10 awards.

, who is

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, made history when the film's producers sought both supporting actor and supporting actress consideration for their performance and The Academy granted the request.

References

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