The Freebie

The Freebie (2010)

  • 58% of critics liked it
    (26 reviews)

  • 28% of users liked it
    (1,597 ratings)

A couple hatches a highly dubious scheme to put the spark back in their marriage in this independent comedy drama. Annie (Katie Aselton) and Darren (Dax Shepard) have been married for seven years, and they love each other as much as the day they were wed; they're affectionate, have fun together,… More

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Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Sep 17, 2010 Limited
Phase 4

Critic Reviews

  • Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald

    A sly examination of the fragility of love.

  • Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer

    A not too funny, not too sad, largely improvised dramedy about two nice people who both succumb to the seven-year-itch and live to regret it.

  • Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

    Aselton gets a lot said in 78 minutes. I think the main thing she says is something never overtly spoken, that life is essentially a lonely experience - even when we're surrounded by activity, and even if we never shut up.

  • Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

    Though the dialogue explores some interesting territory, the couple remain elusive and a little dull; we never learn anything about them beyond the subject at hand, so they seem to exist in an odd, screenwriting-exercise vacuum.

  • Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times

    Though its premise seems ripe for a high-concept studio yukfest, The Freebie is all the better for its low-budget, human-scale approach.

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  • Lorenzo v


    <i>"A One Night Experiment in Infidelity"</i> A young couple decides to give each other a night off, no questions asked. <center><font size=+2 face="Century… More

  • Walter M


    After a dinner party, Annie(Katie Aselton, who also directed) and Darren(Dax Shepard) are inspired by a newly single friend to talk about hypothetical sex partners. It's not until their nightly crossword puzzles that the potential becomes increasingly real and they even start to… More

  • Christopher H


    Heartbreakingly real and honest, Darren and Annie have simply become too close that instead of taking a normal step forward in their relationship (say having a child), they opt to devote a single night to having an affair. Most of the film is their leading up to the night and then the… More

  • Dan B


    It's not the movie you expect. I mention that as a positive. I went into this movie expecting something light and silly, but it was quite the opposite. The treatment of the subject matter was handled with a lot of realism and honesty. It was surprisingly anti-fairytale, highly… More

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