''Mutual Friends'' is a 2013 American

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

starring

Caitlin FitzGerald Caitlin FitzGerald is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for her roles as Libby Masters in the Showtime (TV network), Showtime drama ''Masters of Sex'' (2013–2016) and Simone in Starz series ''Sweetbitter (TV series), Sweetbitter ...

Cheyenne Jackson Cheyenne David Jackson (born July 12, 1975) is an American actor and singer. His credits include leading roles in Broadway musicals and other stage roles, as well as film and television roles, concert singing, and music recordings. After beginn ...

Peter Scanavino Peter Muller Scanavino (born February 29, 1980) is an American actor. He stars as ADA List of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit characters, Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr. in the long-running NBC Police procedural, crime/legal drama series ''Law & Or ...

, Michael Stahl-David, Christina Cole, Jennifer Lafleur,

Ross Partridge Ross Partridge (born February 26, 1968) is an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer. His most notable work as a director is the 2015 adaptation of the book '' Lamb'', which Partridge wrote, starred in and directed. As an actor, h ...

Derek Cecil Derek Cecil (born January 5, 1973) is an American actor. He played the role of Seth Grayson on the Netflix series '' House of Cards'', starred in the short-lived series '' Push, Nevada'' and '' The Beat'', and made several appearances in the seri ...

Michael Chernus Michael Louis Chernus (born August 8, 1977) is an American actor who has acted on film, television, and the stage. He is best known for his role as Cal Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019) ...

, and

Vanessa Ray Vanessa Ray Liptak (born June 24, 1981) is an American actress. She is known for her roles on ''Pretty Little Liars'' as Charlotte Drake, on legal drama '' Suits'' as Jenny, on soap opera ''As the World Turns'' as Teri Ciccone, and on police dr ...

, directed and co-written by Matthew Watts; Amy Higgins, Frank Angones, Jessica Sue Burstein, Craig DiFolco,

and Olivia Silver also co-wrote the film. It premiered at the 2013

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and was picked up by FilmBuff for distribution. ''Mutual Friends'' also played at the

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, Dances with Films,

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and

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Plot

''Mutual Friends'' revolves around a birthday party for Christoph (Cheyenne Jackson), planned by Liv (Caitlin FitzGerald) — who is his fiancé — and the people attending the party. Nate (Peter Scanavino), Liv’s good friend who wants to be more than that pops up and wants to revisit an incident between the two of them she’d rather leave behind. Christoph’s ex-girlfriend, Annie (Jennifer LaFleur), is invited to the surprise party, but is not happy he never asked her to marry him. Liv’s ex, Cody (Derek Cecil), also makes an appearance and reminds her why they split. Sammy (Ross Partridge), is a husband (and Liv’s older brother) who discovers his wife is having an affair. Paul (Michael Stahl-David) is married to Beatrice (Christina Cole) and isn’t taking the news about his impending fatherhood well. Though he was given a task, Thomas (Devin Burnam) hangs out with a stripper he’s hired instead of a bartender, buying inappropriate party favors for the party.

Background

Watts reportedly used his relationship with writer/co-producer and wife Amy Higgins as material for the script.

Cast

as Liv *

as Christoph *

as Nate * Michael Stahl-David as Paul * Christina Cole as Beatrice * Jennifer Lafleur as Annie *

as Sammy * Devin Burnam as Thomas *

as Chernus *

as Lucy *

as Cody

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mutual Friends (Film) 2013 films American comedy films American independent films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films