5.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
No Strings Attached (2011)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.5
Overview
Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Overview
Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attached. But when a fling becomes a thing, can sex friends stay best friends?
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film explores modern relationship dynamics, specifically a 'friends with benefits' arrangement, but ultimately champions traditional romantic commitment as the path to fulfillment, balancing an initial exploration of non-traditional choices with a conventional resolution.
The film features a traditionally cast main couple, complemented by visible diversity in its supporting roles, though without explicit race or gender swaps of established character types. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, focusing on a conventional romantic comedy plot without central DEI themes or critiques.
Secondary
The film includes a subplot where the protagonist's father has a loving relationship with a man. Despite initial discomfort and some humor from the protagonist and his friends, the relationship is ultimately portrayed with dignity and acceptance, leading to a net positive impact.
The film depicts a Jewish family celebrating Passover, portraying their traditions and family dynamics as warm and welcoming, albeit a bit overwhelming for an outsider. The narrative does not critique the religion itself, and any discomfort experienced by a character is personal and situational rather than a commentary on the faith.
No Strings Attached is a romantic comedy that does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore related themes. The storyline is entirely centered on the development of a casual physical relationship between a man and a woman, and its eventual evolution into a committed romance.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
No Strings Attached is an original romantic comedy with characters created specifically for this film. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments from which character genders could have been established and subsequently changed.
No Strings Attached is an original romantic comedy with characters created specifically for the film. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous adaptations to establish a canonical race for any character. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
6.3
Critic Ratings
4.7
5.0
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