Sex Tape
A married couple’s attempt to rekindle their sex life becomes a frantic adult farce when their private recording escapes into the internet.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- bawdy
- awkward
- frantic
- date night
- adult comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the premise timely but judged the film short on conviction, consistent laughs, and romantic-comedy payoff.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jay and Annie's intimate recording becomes widely shareable, turning online circulation into the film's central source of comic danger.
The married couple deliberately reenacts sexual fantasies to recover the intensity of their early relationship.
The attempt to recover the recording leads Jay and Annie through increasingly humiliating situations as they try to contain its exposure.
The sex tape functions as the plot-driving object that sends the couple on their frantic recovery mission.
Films like Sex Tape, and why
The Five-Year Engagement
marital relationship comedy driven by sexual embarrassment, escalating mishaps, and affectionate reconciliation
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
adult romantic comedy combining relationship strain, crude humor, and an effort to revive intimacy
Hall Pass
broad sex comedy built around awkward consequences, relationship anxiety, and escalating comic disasters
Movie Details
- Director
- Jake Kasdan
- Release Date
- 2014-07-17
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (4289)
Cast
- Cameron Diaz
- Jason Segel
- Rob Corddry
- Ellie Kemper
- Rob Lowe
- Jolene Blalock
- Melissa Paulo
- Nat Faxon
- Nancy Lenehan
- Giselle Eisenberg
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sex Tape about?
- A married couple’s attempt to rekindle their sex life becomes a frantic adult farce when their private recording escapes into the internet.
- What is Sex Tape like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sex Tape as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Sex Tape violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Sex Tape.
- What did critics think of Sex Tape?
- Critics broadly found the premise timely but judged the film short on conviction, consistent laughs, and romantic-comedy payoff.
- Which films are like Sex Tape?
- Films with a similar feel include The Five-Year Engagement, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and Hall Pass.
- How long is Sex Tape?
- Sex Tape runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sex Tape?
- In United States, Sex Tape streams on Netflix, Starz Apple TV channel.
