Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- sexually frank
- warm
- date night
- girls night
What critics said
Critics generally found the leads likable and the film funny and romantic, while noting that its familiar premise stops short of delivering a truly subversive rom-com.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lainey and Jake explicitly agree to remain friends and keep their relationship platonic despite clear sexual and emotional chemistry.
Both leads are introduced as serial cheaters who cannot sustain monogamous relationships, making their behavioral pattern the central obstacle.
The premise and dialogue revolve around cheating, sexual history, attraction, and the awkward mechanics of adult intimacy.
The leads reconnect by chance in New York after twelve years, and the city frames their intertwined romantic lives.
Films like Sleeping with Other People, and why
Friends with Benefits
shared adult romantic comedy structure, sexual candor, and emotionally guarded leads who struggle to convert friendship into commitment
The Five-Year Engagement
shared contemporary romantic comedy tone, commitment-phobic protagonists, and emphasis on conversational chemistry over idealized courtship
Trainwreck
shared witty banter, messy romantic entanglements, and urban thirtysomething relationship dilemmas
When Harry Met Sally...
shared platonic friendship premise, romantic tension, and frank exploration of whether intimacy can survive emotional complications
Movie Details
- Director
- Leslye Headland
- Release Date
- 2015-06-26
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (1010)
Cast
- Jason Sudeikis
- Alison Brie
- Adam Scott
- Jason Mantzoukas
- Natasha Lyonne
- Adam Brody
- Amanda Peet
- Katherine Waterston
- Marc Blucas
- Margarita Levieva
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sleeping with Other People about?
- Two serial cheaters in New York try to turn undeniable attraction into a lasting friendship before love changes the rules.
- What is Sleeping with Other People like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sleeping with Other People as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sleeping with Other People violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Sleeping with Other People.
- What did critics think of Sleeping with Other People?
- Critics generally found the leads likable and the film funny and romantic, while noting that its familiar premise stops short of delivering a truly subversive rom-com.
- Which films are like Sleeping with Other People?
- Films with a similar feel include Friends with Benefits, The Five-Year Engagement, Trainwreck, and When Harry Met Sally....
- How long is Sleeping with Other People?
- Sleeping with Other People runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sleeping with Other People?
- In United States, Sleeping with Other People streams on Netflix, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now, Netflix Standard with Ads.
