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Friends with Kids

Friends with Kids

Love. Happiness. Kids. Pick two.

20126.01h 40m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jennifer Westfeldt
Written by Jennifer Westfeldt
Produced by Lucy Barzun Donnelly, Joshua Astrachan, Jake Kasdan
Box Office0Revenue: $12.2M

Top Cast

Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Jason Fryman

Jennifer Westfeldt

Jennifer Westfeldt

Julie Keller

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm

Ben

Maya Rudolph

Maya Rudolph

Leslie

Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

Alex

Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig

Missy

Megan Fox

Megan Fox

Mary Jane

Lee Bryant

Lee Bryant

Elaine Keller

Kelly Bishop

Kelly Bishop

Marcy Fryman

Cotter Smith

Cotter Smith

Phil Fryman

Themes & Keywords

new york cityfriendshiprelationship problemsbest friendfriends in lovewoman director

About Friends with Kids

Friends with Kids is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2012 exploring themes of new york city, friendship, relationship problems, best friend, friends in love, woman director. Directed by Jennifer Westfeldt, it stars Adam Scott, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm. 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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