My Year Without Sex (2009)
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92% of critics liked it
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46% of users liked it
(407 ratings)
A loving couple finds their lives turned upside down when one of them is diagnosed with a medical condition that will prevent them from having sex for an entire year. Coping with spirited children, a tight family budget, and job insecurity are common challenges for your typical parent; for Natalie… More A loving couple finds their lives turned upside down when one of them is diagnosed with a medical condition that will prevent them from having sex for an entire year. Coping with spirited children, a tight family budget, and job insecurity are common challenges for your typical parent; for Natalie and Ross, things are about to get a little more complicated. When Natalie's doctors advise her to abstain from sex for 12 long months, the temptations of consumer society seem to intensify tenfold. Now, in a world where sex sells and everyone is desperate to be desired, this passionate young couple discovers just how intense things can get when the most natural form of stress relief is no longer an option. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Sarah Watt
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Feb 19, 2009 Wide
- Studio
- Strand Releasing
Critic Reviews
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a well-meaning yet consistently underwhelming domestic drama that rarely packs the emotional punch that Watt has obviously intended.
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Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film
Testing a family for breaking points within a comic framework is not exactly new territory, but Watt's scripting is sharp and she plays fast and loose with audience expectation in the cliche department.
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Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile
We get to care for the characters, but would like to have understood them better.
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Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile
A gem of a film: a wonderfully observed snapshot that canvasses the emotional pulse of a family in the suburbs. It's the slant with which Watt affectionately embraces her characters that make it so engaging.
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Anders Wotzke, Moviedex
A delightfully modest film that overcomes its narrative lulls with authentically crafted characters and astute observations of everyday life.
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