Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- awkward
- date night
- adult comedy night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film an energetic, quirky romantic comedy elevated by a winning cast, while noting its crude humor and potentially alienating content.
What sets it apart
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Jordan receives practical sex lessons from Jules while trying to repair his romantic life, generating deliberately blunt and embarrassing situations.
Rachel ends the engagement because she cannot imagine a future defined by unsatisfying sex, making intimacy central to Jordan's emotional crisis.
The doormat-like Jordan enters Toronto's dating and sexual world to become a more assertive partner and reconsider what he wants.
Jordan, sexually confident Dandak, financially reckless Jules, and conventional Rachel embody competing ideas about desire, responsibility, and partnership.
Films like My Awkward Sexual Adventure, and why
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
awkward romantic comedy, sexual self-discovery, and a socially inhibited protagonist
Don Jon
adult relationship comedy combining sexual frankness, insecurity, and emotional growth
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
romantic comedy built around messy dating, comic humiliation, and changing expectations about intimacy
Movie Details
- Director
- Sean Garrity
- Release Date
- 2012-09-11
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (373)
Cast
- Jonas Chernick
- Emily Hampshire
- Sarah Manninen
- Vik Sahay
- Melissa Marie Elias
- Marina Stephenson Kerr
- Mike Bell
- Andrea del Campo
- Onalee Ames
- Randy Apostle
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is My Awkward Sexual Adventure about?
- A timid Winnipeg accountant turns to a stripper and his sexually savvy friend for an intimate crash course after his longtime girlfriend rejects his marriage proposal.
- What is My Awkward Sexual Adventure like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of My Awkward Sexual Adventure as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is My Awkward Sexual Adventure violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in My Awkward Sexual Adventure.
- What did critics think of My Awkward Sexual Adventure?
- Critics generally found the film an energetic, quirky romantic comedy elevated by a winning cast, while noting its crude humor and potentially alienating content.
- Which films are like My Awkward Sexual Adventure?
- Films with a similar feel include The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Don Jon, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
- How long is My Awkward Sexual Adventure?
- My Awkward Sexual Adventure runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch My Awkward Sexual Adventure?
- In United States, My Awkward Sexual Adventure is available to rent or buy from Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
