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Sex and Death 101

Sex and Death 101

Comedy · Romance · Drama · 2007

A guy's life is turned around by an email, which includes the names of everyone he's had sex with and ever will have sex with. His situation gets worse when he encounters a femme fatale who targets men guilty of sex crime.

Movie details

Sex and Death 101

2007 Comedy · Romance · Drama 1h 57m

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6.2 / 10

Community rating

A guy's life is turned around by an email, which includes the names of everyone he's had sex with and ever will have sex with. His situation gets worse when he encounters a femme fatale who targets men guilty of sex crime.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Daniel Waters

Written by

Daniel Waters

Simon Baker

Simon Baker

Roderick Blank

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Death Nell / Gillian De Raisx (#101)

Leslie Bibb

Leslie Bibb

Dr. Miranda Storm

Mindy Cohn

Mindy Cohn

Trixie

Julie Bowen

Julie Bowen

Fiona Wormwood (#29)

Dash Mihok

Dash Mihok

Lester

Neil Flynn

Neil Flynn

Zack

Court is in session

Put Sex and Death 101 on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.