Friends with Kids

Friends with Kids

Love. Happiness. Kids. Pick two.

Directed by Jennifer Westfeldt

Produced by Locomotive, Red Granite Pictures

2012100 min5.9 / 10

A warm, witty romantic comedy about longtime friends navigating parenthood and hidden love in New York City.

In the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie and Jason decide to have a child together without becoming a couple. By becoming "time-share" parents, they reason, they can experience the joys of parenthood without significantly curbing their personal freedom. However, when Julie and Jason both become involved with others, they discover that they secretly harbor romantic feelings for each other.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Friends with Kids one of a kind? No. Less singular than 100% of films.

  • Is Friends with Kids violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Friends with Kids scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Friends with Kids easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Friends with Kids end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Friends with Kids sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity3

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Friends with Kids, and what each one shares →

Like Friends with Kids

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Friends with Kids

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Friends with Kids, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Friends with Kids, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Friends with Kids, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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