Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- slick
- provocative
- cynical
- adult movie night
- romantic comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an ineffectual celebration of vacuous Los Angeles high life, despite occasional darker turns.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nikki moves between wealthy older women as a kept companion, using sexual appeal to maintain a privileged lifestyle.
The film places Nikki inside affluent Los Angeles homes and nightlife while centering his homelessness and opportunism.
Nikki is explicitly characterized as amoral and adept at moving from one benefactor to another through sexual charisma.
Nikki's encounter with Heather challenges his established identity as a professional womanizer and kept boy-toy.
Films like Spread, and why
The Player
shared themes of sexual transactional relationships, self-invention, and morally compromised romance in contemporary Los Angeles
Alfie
shared focus on attractive, emotionally detached adults navigating seduction, wealth, and romantic manipulation
Don Jon
shared comedy drama treatment of a serial womanizer confronting the limits of his lifestyle and emotional evasions
Movie Details
- Director
- David Mackenzie
- Release Date
- 2009-01-16
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (970)
Cast
- Ashton Kutcher
- Anne Heche
- Margarita Levieva
- Sebastian Stan
- Ashley Johnson
- Sonia Rockwell
- Rachel Blanchard
- Shane Brolly
- Eric Balfour
- María Conchita Alonso
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Spread about?
- A homeless Los Angeles seducer survives as a wealthy woman's kept companion until a waitress threatens to turn his carefully transactional life into something emotionally real.
- What is Spread like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Spread as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Spread violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Spread.
- What did critics think of Spread?
- Critics broadly found the film an ineffectual celebration of vacuous Los Angeles high life, despite occasional darker turns.
- Which films are like Spread?
- Films with a similar feel include The Player, Alfie, and Don Jon.
- How long is Spread?
- Spread runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Spread?
- In United States, Spread streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
