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Love & Other Drugs

Love & Other Drugs

Addicted to one-night stands or dependent on one another?

20107.01h 52m

Overview

Maggie is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone – or anything – tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie, whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serves him well with the ladies and the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.

Directed by Edward Zwick
Written by Charles Randolph, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Produced by Edward Zwick, Pieter Jan Brugge, Noam Dromi
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $102.8M

Top Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jamie Randall

Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway

Maggie Murdock

Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

Bruce Winston

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Dr. Stan Knight

Josh Gad

Josh Gad

Josh Randall

Gabriel Macht

Gabriel Macht

Trey Hannigan

Judy Greer

Judy Greer

Cindy

Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh

Nancy Randall

George Segal

George Segal

Dr. James Randall

Kate Jennings Grant

Kate Jennings Grant

Gina

Themes & Keywords

lettersexual freedomloveviagrafree spiritparkinson's diseasepills

About Love & Other Drugs

Love & Other Drugs is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 2010 exploring themes of letter, sexual freedom, love, viagra, free spirit, parkinson's disease. Directed by Edward Zwick, it stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt. Maggie is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone – or anything – tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie, whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serves him well with the ladies and the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.

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