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Boys and Girls

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Ryan and Jennifer are opposites who definitely do not attract. At least that's what they always believed. When they met as twelve-year-olds, they disliked one another. When they met again as teenagers, they loathed each other. But when they meet in college, the uptight Ryan and the free-spirited Jennifer find that their differences bind them together and a rare friendship develops.
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Critics Consensus

Boys and Girls feels like a cheap rip-off of When Harry Met Sally. The predictable and stale story fails to engage.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 03/06/2007
The cast is so charming and assured that it puts across most of this with a reasonable amount of conviction. Go to Full Review Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle 03/10/2003
1/5
It's a paint-by-numbers romantic comedy, but without the heart or laughs to make it work. Go to Full Review Rick Groen Globe and Mail 03/19/2002
1.5/4
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. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 01/12/2022
2/4
...a decent-enough premise that is, for the most part, employed to woefully uninvolving and underwhelming effect... Go to Full Review Beth Pratt Common Sense Media 01/01/2011
2/5
Silly star crossed sex obsessed love flick. Go to Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 01/07/2010
2/4
Prinze still delivers the faceless everyman performance he's given in his last few--make that all--his films. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Farah R @Farah Jul 24 A romcom riddled with cliches and genre tropes that make it predictable after only 15 minutes. If the story wasn’t trite enough, the characters are one dimensional with little to zero appeal. Luckily the actors have charm. See more Ed R @JustcallmeER 07/20/2025 Such a waste of prime 2000's actors in this nerdy rom-com started from friends with benefits. See more thiago s @Thiagostone 03/01/2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é ruim, as cenas foram fracas, mesmo com a presença do protagonista freddie prince jr, o elenco não ajudou em nada, e a história é ruim. See more danielle r @RT52036486 02/19/2022 Cheeseburger. With extra cringe. Claire Forlani's character was really unlikeable for me. (Also, this is a poorly named movie; sounds like it's about a group of young people, but it's really just about the main couple- the others are barely necessary. I feel like they just went with the working title.) See more 10/31/2020 "Boys and Girls" is a film about a boy named Ryan who meets a girl, Jennifer, on an airplane when both are young. We then see the older Ryan (Freddie Prinze Jr.) and the older Jennifer (Claire Forlani) meet several years later. At first, it doesn't seem that they get along too well, but when they get to college, they become friends and it appears they might be something more. Ryan dates Jennifer's roommate (Amanda Detmer) for a bit, but Jennifer is given the task of breaking up with Ryan on her roommate's behalf, unaware that Ryan is the guy her friend has been dating. There is a weird moment when Ryan blinds himself as Jennifer is doing deed, and from that moment, a complicated relationship has developed between the two. "Boys and Girls" isn't a great film by any means, but I think it is enjoyable for what it is. There isn't much substance but it is a cute story with cute leads. The film also stars Jason Biggs as Ryan's buddy. See more 06/27/2020 Honestly, it's a film for people who stay up at night watching random rom-coms about implausible and unrealistic love. Is the acting amazing? No. Is it well written? Not really. But it's still enjoyable as a rom-com for single people who want to believe in love. I'd watch it if you like that sort of thing. See more Read all reviews
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Robert Iscove

Director

Freddie Prinze Jr.

Ryan Williams

Claire Forlani

Jennifer

Jason Biggs

Hunter (Steve)

Amanda Detmer

Amy

Heather Donahue

Megan

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Synopsis Ryan and Jennifer are opposites who definitely do not attract. At least that's what they always believed. When they met as twelve-year-olds, they disliked one another. When they met again as teenagers, they loathed each other. But when they meet in college, the uptight Ryan and the free-spirited Jennifer find that their differences bind them together and a rare friendship develops.
Director
Robert Iscove
Producer
Lee Gottsegen, Jay Cohen, Murray Schisgal
Screenwriter
Andrew Lowery, Andrew Miller
Production Co
Punch 21 Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Content)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 16, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$20.8M
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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