Cass Asher, Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand

"Friends With Money" examines the shifting relationships among four women who have been friends all of their adult lives. Now as they settle into their early middle age, their friendship is increasing...( read more  read more... )ly challenged by the ever-growing disparity in their individual degrees of financial comfort. It is a poignant snapshot of the way we live today, where the safe divisions that class and money have created are eroding under the unstoppable force of everyday life. This painfully hilarious examination of modern life manages to be both brutally honest and ultimately uplifting.

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R, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Nicole Holofcener

Release Date: April 7, 2006

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DVD Release Date: August 29, 2006

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  • May 5, 2009
    This chick flick is telling the story of a single woman in her late 30s (Aniston) amidst a circle of rich, married couple friends. The message of the film soon becomes clear, once we get a closer look at the problems everyone's facing: money doesn't buy happiness. We get it. The ...( read more)situations and dialogues this is shown through are more or less amusing and the acting ensemble consists of great names. Still, it feels as if something's missing, despite of the amusing end surprise for Aniston's character. I just didn't know how to feel about the movie once it ended. Hence the mediocre rating.
  • August 1, 2008
    There is a simple way to describe Friends with Money, think about Sex and The City minus the shallow characters, shallow dialogue and shameless advertising and you have to very touching and insightful Friends With Money.
    This is one of the movies that guys should watch just to u...( read more)nderstand female relationships. Thanks to the wonderful lead actresses in particular Frances McDormand and Jennifer Aniston (Prove after The Good Girl that she can still act). It's not perfect, the male cast really has nothing to do here (Then again they don't have to), it is slow at time and the ending doesn't really fit into the film. However just for director/writer Nicole Holofcener way with talented actresses Friends With Money is worth saying.
  • April 7, 2008
    I guess this is an OK movie. It examines the relationships of four friends - women who are in their 40's and managing their relationships with various levels of success.
  • March 23, 2008
    A pretty good job from Aniston.
  • January 1, 2008
    Kinda weird, but cute movie. I liked the ending.
  • September 12, 2009
    This is a lovely chick flick for a rainy day. It's funny, uplifting and the guy who all gay men and everyone else think is gay but who isn't is really sweet. Jennifer Aniston plays a good role but I feel she plays it a bit one dimensional - there's no depth to it. Overall thou...( read more)gh a good movie that I'd watch more than once.
  • September 10, 2009
    I quite liked this movie, is was an interesting indie sort of chick flick! This movie is also funny and has exceptional performances from everyone in this movie, i love jennifer Aniston but i dont think she really ranges herself like with picture perfect she plays a female who is...( read more) single and then gets won over or something and finds a better meaning to life, but this movie is good, funny intriguing and does prove money doesnt always buy happiness!
    worth a watch!
  • September 3, 2009
    Another movie which is too boring to watch.. After watching it for 10 minutes I turned it off. Too bad, because the cast is very good.
  • August 9, 2009
    This was cool to watch.
  • July 25, 2009
    Okay, but kind of a let-down...

Critic Reviews


May 4, 2006
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Fails to feature protagonists who boast more than a figurative purpose. full review

April 21, 2006
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

Holofcener builds scenes around motifs that resonate marvelously. full review

April 21, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Sharply observed and cleverly written, in the end, the film is also a bit superficial, like its characters' lives. full review

April 21, 2006
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

It's so effortless and pleasant to spend time with the characters (and the actresses) in Friends With Money that it seems churlish to notice that the movie adds up to nothing much. full review

April 14, 2006
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

In hanging out with Franny, Christine, Jane and Olivia, you get not only a nuanced portrait of women's friendship but a glorious showcase of four actresses in their prime. full review

April 14, 2006
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

I'm officially fed up with Jennifer Aniston's blue period. full review

April 14, 2006
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

These are people not so different from those you know or perhaps even are, ever so slightly inflated, all the better to gently puncture. full review

April 6, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie lacks warmth and edge. It seems to be more of an idea than a story. full review

April 5, 2006
Marcy Dermansky, About.com

I do not doubt that vapid people like these exist; that does not mean they are worth watching. full review

April 4, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

For a movie rich in hilarity, heartbreak and a sense of life in all its vibrant, messy sprawl, watch Friends With Money. It touches a nerve. full review

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Comments


  • michellefortuin
    September 3, 2009
    Another movie which is too boring to watch.. After watching it for 10 minutes I turned it off. Too bad, because the cast is very good.
  • LouiseLesleey
    August 22, 2008
    Why did everyone in this movie end up depressed and even when Jen's character was meant to have been happy - she was still depressed.
  • gyvette
    February 5, 2008
    I did not like this movie at all. It just kept getting worse and worse the longer that I watched it. The ONLY good thing about this movie was Jason Isaacs!!
  • beautifulblondey
    November 5, 2006
    YAWN!
  • aimeeibarra
    October 12, 2006
    luv this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • imthelive
    June 25, 2006
    hi im karem elhosene my emil is im_the_live@hotmail .com
  • ElDuderinoLebowski
    June 19, 2006
    Poignant, Excellently Acted and Often Hilarious while it lasts, but the ending is a bit disappointing. Worth seeing, but with reservations.

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