Just Friends

2005 Directed by Roger Kumble

He loves her. She loves him not.

While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high school crush whom he was best friends with – a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer.

Ryan Reynolds Amy Smart Anna Faris Chris Klein Chris Marquette Julie Hagerty Amy Matysio Giacomo Beltrami Fred Ewanuick Wendy Anderson Barry Flatman Mike O'Brien Ty Olsson Devyn Burant Jaden Ryan Annie Brebner Justin Kirby Jackie Mitchell Stephen Root Ashley Scott Grace Kumble Lorelei Gibson Jason Bryant John Levin Trace Fairgrieve Glen W. Thompson Amanda Park James Bitonti Sally Crooks Show All…

Alternative Titles

Wild X-mas, Sólo Amigos, Csak barátok, 朋友一场, 只是朋友, Само приятели, Bare venner, Just Friends - Solo Amici

romance comedy

96 mins More details at IMDb TMDb Report this film

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Review by elle ★ 1

You can tell this was made by men
Review by Matthew Saponar ★★★★ 4

okay this is a great rom-com that feels so early 2000s it's insane even though it was made in 2005 like seriously this movie needs to grow the fuck up. also this is a chirstmas movie which automatically makes it better than most movies. and ryan reynolds beating the shit out of people when he's not deadpool is so fucking funny but mainly i want to take this opportunity to talk about the masterpiece CRANK (2006). it came out a year after this. how the fuck. like amy smart did CRANK right after this. holy shit. CRANK is a cinematic revolution. it's the most insane action film of all time and it works brilliantly as a comedy too. that is…
Review by Bethany ★★★ 3

this was fun! anna faris' performance in this is so fucking good omgggg. i always see her playing the dumb girl roles though - it'd be nice to see her do something out of her comfort zone (i hope that doesn't sound mean).
an underrated rom-com for sure!
Review by <Todd> ★★½ 2

"Oh, that's alright" - Chris,
Never play hockey with kids.
Just Friends is an above average romcom with a somewhat unique premise for the genre. Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris are both funny in this film. I wish this movie didn't treat the "friend zone" like a death sentence but the 2000's were a hell of a decade for race and gender stuff. There isn't much chemistry between Reynolds and Smart but Ryan Reynolds and I have chemistry so I still enjoyed watching.
Recommend for genre fans.
Review by Ian West ½ 7

Cringeworthy. 100% not my kind of humor. I never really say stuff like this but I HATE this horribly dated steaming turd of a movie. I had an old blockbuster used dvd and popped it in because why not? Oof... I always gift friends movies I own that I have doubles of or know I’ll never watch again, but in this case I tossed it in the trash—right where it belongs!
Jabroni pork stick garbage for garbage pork stick jabroni’s
Uf-da!
Review by scoobert doo (aka mo) ★★★★★ 5

by all accounts i should HATE just friends... but i've logged too many hours quoting it, have at least four friendships based on a mutual love for it, learned most of the songs on guitar, made various scenes my myspace headliner, solidified that i love anna faris with my whole heart & made me truly bond with my sister for the first time in years... so i can't be unbiased in my rating and i shouldn't be expected to
Review by mulaney ★★★½ 1

i watched this with some friends and we ordered pizza and it was really fun!! i’m making friends guys!! it’s happening!! however they are still hating on la la land so i will continue to be on the lookout for people with taste
Review by Kate ★★★

The "friend zone" is misogynistic bullshit but Anna Faris deserves an Oscar for this and all three of these stars go to her
Review by 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🌷 ★½ 2

Ok, let’s just jump right into it.
After being rejected by his best friend in high school, the dorky but lovable Chris changes his image by losing weight. He now looks like, well, Ryan Reynolds. Every single person in this movie references Chris’ weight loss whenever they can, and now that he isn’t fat anymore they reference his old appearance by saying things like “chubby bunny” and “whale“.
After seeing his love interest for the first time in years, Chris says he is not the same person he was in high school. He’s not referencing his personality here at all, but his weight. When Jamie sees Chris again out of high school, now looking less like an overweight person and…
Review by Travis Lytle ★★★ 4

A film about the friend zone, Roger Kumble's "Just Friends" is the kind of broad, loud comedy whose lack of subtlety serves as a sometimes hilarious, sometimes off-putting calling card. Fortunately, "Just Friends" leans slightly more to the hilarious side, resulting in a fun and goofy experience.
Starring Amy Smart and Ryan Reynolds as a couple of lifelong friends who reunite years after High School graduation, the holiday-set narrative follows the two from their cuddly-puppy teen years to their career-minded adulthood. The film focuses mostly on Reynolds' character's transition from good-natured bumbler to lothario and his attempt to turn friendship, perhaps, into something more.
The cast is solid, and the film gives Reynolds an excuse to channel Jim Carrey and…
Review by Alex ★ 2

Me in 2005: haha!!! lol!! *spits drink* haha!! omg, look at him!!
Me in 2017: fat shaming </3 misogyny </3 chauvinism </3 rampant projection of the male gaze </3 "bro u didn't have sex with her?? are ur menstrual cycles synced up???" </3 I mean, let's be real, Judith Butler is SHAKING </3
tldr; Damn Africa, what happened?
Review by PRY ★★★★

My family's Christmas Eve tradition. I don't know what that says about us.

Recent reviews

Review by tmickd ★½

Probably deeply problematic in every way but watch for Ana Faris. I haven't seen this movie in ten years and can still remember all the lyrics to "forgiveness".
forgiveness is more than saying sorry
forgiveness means accepting people's flaws
to forgive is divine
so let's have a glass of wine
and have make up sex
until the end of time time time time tiiiiimeee time
Review by Shane OBrien ★★★★★

I could probably watch this movie every day. The soundtrack is absolute fire, as well.
Review by Mónica ★★★½

Muy divertida. Para echar unas risas.
Review by irinairina ½

LITERALLY THE MOST BORING ROM-COM I HAVE EVER SEEN AND NOT EVEN RYAN REYNOLDS COULD SAVE IT
Review by Rafael Canelas ★★★½

Pretty fun movie, but don't go after girls who rejected you, it's not worth it in real life, LOL
Review by mmaadeline ★★★★★

If this movie was a person it'd date models
Review by Kelly Har

Hear me out: if you skip through any scene Anna Faris isn't in, the resulting short film is a tour de force, a triumph, a magnum opus, a chef-d'oeuvre, a pièce de résistance, a masterwork, a crown jewel, a sensation, a knockout, a...
Review by Jacky Delgado ★★★

Forgiveness is more than saying sorry
Review by ¶^Smooker€¥ ★★★★½

Very beautiful 👌❤️ I wish I had seen it for a long time, but in any case .. The film is beautiful, interesting and very funny, and I recommend you to watch it🙂.
Review by David ★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Rayn
Review by peighton ★★★

🦆🥁
Review by A_Bigger_Boat ★★★

Reynolds and afraid are great. A cute and simple rom com with admittedly unimaginative characters.