No Strings Attached
“Friendship has its benefits.”
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?
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Cast
60 people
Natalie Portman
Emma Kurtzman
Known for
V for Vendetta
Black Swan
Ashton Kutcher
Adam Franklin
Known for
The Butterfly Effect
Two and a Half Men
Kevin Kline
Alvin Franklin
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
The Road to El Dorado
Cary Elwes
Dr. Stephen Metzner
Known for
Saw
The Princess Bride
Greta Gerwig
Patrice
Known for
Frances Ha
Jackie
Lake Bell
Lucy
Known for
Harley Quinn
No Escape
Olivia Thirlby
Katie Kurtzman
Known for
Dredd
Juno
Ludacris
Wallace
Known for
F9
Max Payne
Jake Johnson
Eli
Known for
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
New Girl
Mindy Kaling
Shira
Known for
The Office
Inside Out
Talia Balsam
Sandra Kurtzman
Known for
Return
Mad Men
Ophelia Lovibond
Vanessa
Known for
MobLand
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Ivan Reitman Director · Elizabeth Meriwether Screenplay Michael Samonek Story
Worldwide gross $149M · Budget $25M · United States release January 21, 2011
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$149,200,000
Gross vs. budget
6.0×
Production
Katalyst Films
Production
The Montecito Picture Company
Production
Handsomecharlie Films
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · January 21, 2011
Theatrical
United States · January 21, 2011
Theatrical
United States · May 10, 2011
Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Australia
February 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 16, 2011 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 18, 2011 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
February 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 31, 2011 · Digital
Denmark
March 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Finland
February 11, 2011 · Theatrical
France
February 16, 2011 · Theatrical
June 16, 2011 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
June 22, 2013 · Digital · VOD
November 1, 2019 · Digital · Netflix
February 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
November 26, 2025 · TV · Ciné+ Émotion
Germany
February 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Greece
February 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 10, 2011 · Digital
Ireland
February 25, 2011 · Digital
Israel
March 3, 2011 · Theatrical · נימוק: שפה גסה
March 9, 2012 · TV · נימוק: שפה גסה
Italy
March 25, 2011 · Theatrical
Japan
April 22, 2011 · Digital
Kazakhstan
March 2, 2011 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 16, 2011 · Limited theatrical · Ladies Night
February 17, 2011 · Theatrical
June 7, 2011 · Physical · Rental
June 22, 2011 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
April 3, 2013 · TV · RTL5
September 30, 2016 · Digital · Netflix
Norway
February 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Poland
March 18, 2011 · Digital
Portugal
February 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Romania
February 11, 2011 · Digital
Russia
March 3, 2011 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 1, 2011 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 10, 2011 · Digital
Taiwan
February 11, 2011 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 25, 2011 · Theatrical
Vietnam
February 11, 2011 · Theatrical
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