Boys & Girls (2000)
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11% of critics liked it
(62 reviews) -
51% of users liked it
(27,891 ratings)
In this romantic comedy, good friends change their feelings about each other over the course of their four years in college. Ryan (Freddie Prinze Jr.) and Jennifer (Claire Forlani) have known each other since grade school, though their oil-and-water personalities don't always mesh. Engineering… More In this romantic comedy, good friends change their feelings about each other over the course of their four years in college. Ryan (Freddie Prinze Jr.) and Jennifer (Claire Forlani) have known each other since grade school, though their oil-and-water personalities don't always mesh. Engineering student Ryan focuses on his studies and future career, while Jennifer likes loud music, partying, and not doing her homework. As they suffer their share of disastrous relationships, these two opposites begin to wonder if they were meant to be more than friends. The supporting cast includes Jason Biggs as Ryan's loudmouth roommate Hunter, Amanda Detmer as Jennifer's neurotic pal Amy, Alyson Hannigan as Ryan's sometime girlfriend Betty, and Heather Donahue, who is no worse for wear after her experiences in the Maryland woods in The Blair Witch Project. Director Robert Iscove also worked with Prinze on She's All That (1999). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Iscove
- Written By
- Andrew Miller
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- In Theaters
- Jun 16, 2000 Wide
- On DVD
- Nov 14, 2000
- Studio
- Miramax
Critic Reviews
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
The cast is so charming and assured that it puts across most of this with a reasonable amount of conviction.
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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
This is less a movie than a casting call -- just round up a crowd of pretty young faces, fresh yet still familiar, and call it a job well done.
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Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
You might wish for some of the grosser excesses of Road Trip or American Pie just to stay awake.
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Jay Carr, Boston Globe
A screenful of nonstop charm and credibility.
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Annoying.
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Cast
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Freddie Prinze Jr.
as Ryan
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Claire Forlani
as Jennifer
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Jason Biggs
as Hunter
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Amanda Detmer
as Amy
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Heather Donahue
as Megan
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Alyson Hannigan
as Betty
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Raquel Beaudene
as Young Jennifer
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Brendon Ryan Barrett
as Young Ryan
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Lisa Eichhorn
as Shuttle Passenger
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Monica Arnold
as Katie
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Richard Hillman
as Frat guy
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John Henry Redwood
as Businessman