Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- raunchy
- breezy
- date night
- girls night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a formulaic and uneven romantic comedy, with its appealing leads unable to overcome a thin, predictable script.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ally treats her list of former partners as a limit on her future romantic prospects and searches for evidence that her exes have changed.
Ally's concern about her number drives the search for former boyfriends and structures her decisions about intimacy.
Ally recruits Colin to help locate her exes while Colin's own evasive dating habits become part of their arrangement.
The film combines sex jokes, dating mishaps, and a womanizer premise with affectionate lead chemistry and emotional reassurance.
Films like What's Your Number?, and why
The Sweetest Thing
sex-positive romantic comedy with a chaotic single woman, broad humor, and a central opposites-attract relationship
Bridesmaids
adult dating comedy built around sexual mishaps, female friendship, and an unconventional romantic lead
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
formulaic but charming romantic comedy centered on dating anxieties, self-worth, and lead chemistry
Movie Details
- Director
- Mark Mylod
- Release Date
- 2011-09-30
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (2473)
Cast
- Anna Faris
- Chris Evans
- Ari Graynor
- Blythe Danner
- Ed Begley Jr.
- Oliver Jackson-Cohen
- Heather Burns
- Eliza Coupe
- Kate Simses
- Tika Sumpter
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- YouTube TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 What's Your Number? about?
- A self-conscious single woman recruits her womanizing neighbor to investigate her exes, turning a humiliating dating tally into an unexpectedly hopeful search for love.
- What is What's Your Number? like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of What's Your Number? as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is What's Your Number? violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in What's Your Number?.
- What did critics think of What's Your Number??
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a formulaic and uneven romantic comedy, with its appealing leads unable to overcome a thin, predictable script.
- Which films are like What's Your Number??
- Films with a similar feel include The Sweetest Thing, Bridesmaids, and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
- How long is What's Your Number??
- What's Your Number? runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch What's Your Number??
- In United States, What's Your Number? streams on YouTube TV.
