If you were a teenager or young adult in 2011, you remember the Great Rom-Com War. That year, Hollywood gave us not one, but two movies about the same exact thing: two friends trying to add “benefits” without catching feelings.
Revisiting No Strings Attached : Why Ashton Kutcher’s “Friends With Benefits” Era Defined 2010s Rom-Coms
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Ashton Kutcher may not be the first actor you think of when you hear "Friends with Benefits movie," but he should be. If you were a teenager or young adult
Kutcher plays Adam, a laid-back, sweet guy who works as a low-key assistant on a TV show (think Glee ). He runs into Emma (Natalie Portman), a Type-A, emotionally closed-off doctor. They have a one-night stand, realize they are both too busy for "dating," and decide to be "sex friends."
One starred Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake ( Friends with Benefits ). The other starred Natalie Portman and ( No Strings Attached ). No jealousy
Plus, we get to see Ashton Kutcher in his absolute prime "Guy Next Door" era. Before he became a tech investor and a Two and a Half Men star, he was the king of the messy, funny, romantic leading man.