A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Longtime friends turn an end-of-summer gathering into a raunchy experiment in preserving youthful freedom and group solidarity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- irreverent
- witty
- raunchy
- adult movie night
- summer party
What critics said
Critics found the ensemble’s witty banter and comic timing intermittently effective, but broadly viewed the screenplay and performances as uneven and less outrageous than the premise promised.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The high-school friend group organizes an end-of-summer orgy, turning sexual experimentation into a test of loyalty and social cohesion.
The group’s summer gathering and planned orgy reflect their effort to preserve youthful freedom while facing adult relationships and change.
The central event requires recruiting participants and coordinating a large group gathering, creating complications from the plan itself.
The story takes place around an end-of-summer Labor Day gathering and frames the friends’ shared ritual as something potentially ending.
Films like A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, and why
The Hangover
raunchy ensemble comedy built around friendship, sexual misadventure, and escalating group plans
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
adult sex comedy with witty banter, relationship complications, and an irreverent tone
American Reunion
ensemble-driven summer comedy combining longtime friendship, romantic tension, and bawdy humor
The To Do List
sexually frank friendship comedy with awkward adult relationships and comic ensemble chemistry
Movie Details
- Directors
- Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory
- Release Date
- 2011-09-02
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (362)
Cast
- Jason Sudeikis
- Leslie Bibb
- Lindsay Sloane
- Lake Bell
- Michelle Borth
- Nick Kroll
- Tyler Labine
- Angela Sarafyan
- Martin Starr
- Rhys Coiro
Where to watch in United States
- 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 A Good Old Fashioned Orgy about?
- Longtime friends turn an end-of-summer gathering into a raunchy experiment in preserving youthful freedom and group solidarity.
- What is A Good Old Fashioned Orgy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Good Old Fashioned Orgy as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is A Good Old Fashioned Orgy violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in A Good Old Fashioned Orgy.
- What did critics think of A Good Old Fashioned Orgy?
- Critics found the ensemble’s witty banter and comic timing intermittently effective, but broadly viewed the screenplay and performances as uneven and less outrageous than the premise promised.
- Which films are like A Good Old Fashioned Orgy?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hangover, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, American Reunion, and The To Do List.
- How long is A Good Old Fashioned Orgy?
- A Good Old Fashioned Orgy runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Good Old Fashioned Orgy?
- In United States, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
