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* DoesNotLikeShoes: As part of his down-to-earth blue-collar persona, Luke often goes barefoot. Even in his factory.


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* PrefersGoingBarefoot: As part of his down-to-earth blue-collar persona, Luke often goes barefoot. Even in his factory.

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A 2013 American Independent romantic comedy film. Luke (''Series/NewGirl'''s Jake Johnson) is dating Jill (Creator/AnnaKendrick). His best friend and coworker Kate (Creator/OliviaWilde) is dating Chris ([[Film/OfficeSpace Ron Livingston]]). The movie goes on to explore the difficulties of being friends with someone you may have feelings for. Unlike your usual RomanticComedy, the movie highlights the difficulties an existing relationship faces rather than the challenges of beginning a new relationship.

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A 2013 American Independent independent romantic comedy film. comedy-drama film written and directed by Joe Swanberg.

Luke (''Series/NewGirl'''s Jake Johnson) (Creator/JakeJohnson) is dating Jill (Creator/AnnaKendrick). His best friend and coworker Kate (Creator/OliviaWilde) is dating Chris ([[Film/OfficeSpace Ron Livingston]]). The movie goes on to explore the difficulties of being friends with someone you may have feelings for. Unlike your usual RomanticComedy, the movie highlights the difficulties an existing relationship faces rather than the challenges of beginning a new relationship.
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* UnresolvedSexualTension: The basic plot of the movie is UST between two friends.
* YourCheatingHeart: Chris and Jill kiss on the cabin trip. [[spoiler: Chris breaks up with Kate over it, Jill eventually admits to it and Luke forgives her]].

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* UnresolvedSexualTension: The basic plot of the movie is UST between two friends.
* YourCheatingHeart: Chris and Jill kiss on the cabin trip. [[spoiler: Chris breaks up with Kate over it, Jill eventually admits to it and Luke forgives her]].
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* NoAntagonist: The closest thing to an antagonist would be Chris, who is a source of drama but isn't really an enemy in any way shape or form. There's really no one to root against. Closest thing to an "antagonist" is really closer to a sorta jerkass coworker.

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* NoAntagonist: The closest thing to an antagonist would be Chris, who is a source of drama but isn't really an enemy in any way shape or form. There's really no one to root against. Closest thing to an "antagonist" The worst person in the movie is really closer to a sorta jerkass coworker.

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* NoAntagonist: The closest thing to an antagonist would be Chris, who is a source of drama but isn't really an enemy in any way shape or form. There's really no one to root against.
** Except maybe Dave, the coworker Kate sleeps with. He's a jerk who apparently isn't very good at his job, and sleeps with Kate even though she's drunk and emotional, but he isn't really prominent or bad enough to be an actual villain.

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* NoAntagonist: The closest thing to an antagonist would be Chris, who is a source of drama but isn't really an enemy in any way shape or form. There's really no one to root against.
** Except maybe Dave, the coworker Kate sleeps with. He's a jerk who apparently isn't very good at his job, and sleeps with Kate even though she's drunk and emotional, but he isn't
against. Closest thing to an "antagonist" is really prominent or bad enough closer to be an actual villain.a sorta jerkass coworker.
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A 2013 American Independent romantic comedy film. Luke (''Series/NewGirl'''s Jake Johnson) is dating Jill (Creator/AnnaKendrick). His best friend and coworker Kate (Creator/OliviaWilde) is dating Chris ([[Film/OfficeSpaceRon Livingston]]). The movie goes on to explore the difficulties of being friends with someone you may have feelings for. Unlike your usual RomanticComedy, the movie highlights the difficulties an existing relationship faces rather than the challenges of beginning a new relationship.

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A 2013 American Independent romantic comedy film. Luke (''Series/NewGirl'''s Jake Johnson) is dating Jill (Creator/AnnaKendrick). His best friend and coworker Kate (Creator/OliviaWilde) is dating Chris ([[Film/OfficeSpaceRon ([[Film/OfficeSpace Ron Livingston]]). The movie goes on to explore the difficulties of being friends with someone you may have feelings for. Unlike your usual RomanticComedy, the movie highlights the difficulties an existing relationship faces rather than the challenges of beginning a new relationship.

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A 2013 American Independent romantic comedy film. Luke (''Series/NewGirl'''s Jake Johnson) is dating Jill (Creator/AnnaKendrick). His best friend and coworker Kate (Creator/OliviaWilde) is dating Chris (Ron Livingston). The movie goes on to explore the difficulties of being friends with someone you may have feelings for. Unlike your usual RomanticComedy, the movie highlights the difficulties an existing relationship faces rather than the challenges of beginning a new relationship.

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A 2013 American Independent romantic comedy film. Luke (''Series/NewGirl'''s Jake Johnson) is dating Jill (Creator/AnnaKendrick). His best friend and coworker Kate (Creator/OliviaWilde) is dating Chris (Ron Livingston).([[Film/OfficeSpaceRon Livingston]]). The movie goes on to explore the difficulties of being friends with someone you may have feelings for. Unlike your usual RomanticComedy, the movie highlights the difficulties an existing relationship faces rather than the challenges of beginning a new relationship.



* HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: Almost all of the dialogue was ad-libbed. Actors were told the basic plot of the scenes and left to make up their own dialogue.



* {{Improv}}: Almost all of the dialogue was ad-libbed due to director Joe Swanberg's mumblecore background. Actors were told the basic plot of the scenes and left to make up their own dialogue.



* RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic: People stutter, talk over each other, and stumble on their words.

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* RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic: Averted, as per the director's SignatureStyle. People stutter, talk over each other, and stumble on their words.
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** Except maybe Dave, the coworker Kate sleeps with. He's a jerk who apparently isn't very good at his job, and sleeps with Kate even though she's drunk and emotional, but he isn't really prominent or bad enough to be an actual villain.
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* ActorAllusion: Jake Johnson plays a booze-seller who goes on a double date to a cabin where drama arises when there's a partner switch and one of the couples breaks up immediately after. Is that a description of this movie, or the ''Series/NewGirl'' episode "Cabin"?
* ActorSharedBackground: Jake Johnson is also from Chicago.
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* OnTheRebound: After Kate gets dumped by Chris, she [[spoiler: hooks up with a coworker that she doesn't even like that much]]. When a friend calls her out on it, she says she doesn't love him or anything, and just acted.
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A 2013 American Independent romantic comedy film. Luke (''Series/NewGirl'''s Jake Johnson) is dating Jill (Creator/AnnaKendrick). His best friend and coworker Kate (Creator/OliviaWilde) is dating Chris (Ron Livingston). The movie goes on to explore the difficulties of being friends with someone you may have feelings for. Unlike your usual RomanticComedy, the movie explores the difficulties an existing relationship faces rather than the challenges of beginning a new relationship.

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A 2013 American Independent romantic comedy film. Luke (''Series/NewGirl'''s Jake Johnson) is dating Jill (Creator/AnnaKendrick). His best friend and coworker Kate (Creator/OliviaWilde) is dating Chris (Ron Livingston). The movie goes on to explore the difficulties of being friends with someone you may have feelings for. Unlike your usual RomanticComedy, the movie explores highlights the difficulties an existing relationship faces rather than the challenges of beginning a new relationship.



* CoversAlwaysLie: The cover shows Luke and Chris both clean-shaven. Chris has {{permastubble}} and Luke spends the whole movie with a full beard.

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* CoversAlwaysLie: The cover shows Luke and Chris both clean-shaven. Chris has {{permastubble}} and Luke spends the whole movie with a full beard. Presumably so that people can identify him as the guy from ''Series/NewGirl''.



* HumiliationConga: At the finale of the movie, Luke [[spoiler: gets a serious cut on his hand helping Kate, gets into a fight with a stranger that doesn't go well, has to call on his coworkers whom does doesn't like to help, has Kate bail on their plans to get dinner, and then finds out his long-term girlfriend kissed another guy.]] He takes it very well, though.
* MsFanservice: Kate. A tank top is pretty mcuh the most modest thing she wears, and even goes topless at one point.
* NeverEverAfter: The movie ends ambiguously. According to the director "it's hard for me, knowing how uncertain the world is, to put a certain, definite ending on a movie. I feel like I'm hopefully hinting that there's a resolution without it being cemented down, or hammering you over the head with it."

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* HumiliationConga: At the finale of the movie, Luke [[spoiler: gets a serious cut on his hand helping Kate, gets into a fight with a stranger that doesn't go well, has to call on his coworkers whom does doesn't like to help, has Kate bail on their plans to get dinner, and then finds out his long-term girlfriend kissed another guy.]] He takes it very well, though.
* MsFanservice: Kate. A tank top is pretty mcuh the most modest thing she wears, and even goes topless at one point.
* NeverEverAfter:
MaybeEverAfter: The movie ends ambiguously. According to the director "it's hard for me, knowing how uncertain the world is, to put a certain, definite ending on a movie. I feel like I'm hopefully hinting that there's a resolution without it being cemented down, or hammering you over the head with it.""
* MsFanservice: Kate. A tank top is pretty much the most modest thing she wears, and even goes topless at one point.
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: Or rather, [[spoiler: DidNotGetTheGuy. Luke still has Jill, but the Kate, the female lead]] does not get either love interest.

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* DidNotGetTheGirl: Or rather, [[spoiler: DidNotGetTheGuy. Luke still has Jill, but the Kate, the female lead]] does not get either love interest.



* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Kate.

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* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Kate. It's almost literally her job.
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* NeverEverAfter: The movie ends ambiguously. According to the director "it's hard for me, knowing how uncertain the world is, to put a certain, definite ending on a movie. I feel like I'm hopefully hinting that there's a resolution without it being cemented down, or hammering you over the head with it."
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* NoAntagonist: The closest thing to an antagonist would be Chris, who is a source of drama but isn't really an enemy in any way shape or form. There's really no one to root against.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The cover shows Luke and Chris both clean-shaven. Chris has {{permastubble}} and Luke spends the vast majority of the movie with a full beard.

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* CoversAlwaysLie: The cover shows Luke and Chris both clean-shaven. Chris has {{permastubble}} and Luke spends the vast majority of the whole movie with a full beard.
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A 2013 American Independent romantic comedy film. Luke (''Series/NewGirl'''s Jake Johnson) is dating Jill (Creator/AnnaKendrick). His best friend and coworker Kate (Creator/OliviaWilde) is dating Chris (Ron Livingston). The movie goes on to explore the difficulties of being friends with someone you may have feelings for. Unlike most RomanticComedies, the movie explores the difficulties an existing relationship faces rather than the challenges of beginning a new relationship.

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A 2013 American Independent romantic comedy film. Luke (''Series/NewGirl'''s Jake Johnson) is dating Jill (Creator/AnnaKendrick). His best friend and coworker Kate (Creator/OliviaWilde) is dating Chris (Ron Livingston). The movie goes on to explore the difficulties of being friends with someone you may have feelings for. Unlike most RomanticComedies, your usual RomanticComedy, the movie explores the difficulties an existing relationship faces rather than the challenges of beginning a new relationship.
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A 2013 American Independent romantic comedy film. Luke (''Series/NewGirl'''s Jake Johnson) is dating Jill (Creator/AnnaKendrick). His best friend and coworker Kate (Creator/OliviaWilde) is dating Chris (Ron Livingston). The movie goes on to explore the difficulties of being friends with someone you may have feelings for.

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A 2013 American Independent romantic comedy film. Luke (''Series/NewGirl'''s Jake Johnson) is dating Jill (Creator/AnnaKendrick). His best friend and coworker Kate (Creator/OliviaWilde) is dating Chris (Ron Livingston). The movie goes on to explore the difficulties of being friends with someone you may have feelings for. \n Unlike most RomanticComedies, the movie explores the difficulties an existing relationship faces rather than the challenges of beginning a new relationship.
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* MsFanservice: Kate. A tank top is pretty mcuh the most modest thing she wears, and even goes topless at one point.
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A 2013 American Independent romantic comedy film. Luke (''Series/NewGirl'''s Jake Johnson) is dating Jill (Creator/AnnaKendrick). His best friend and coworker Kate (Creator/OliviaWilde) is dating Chris (Ron Livingston). The movie goes on to explore the difficulties of being friends with someone you may have feelings for.

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* ActorAllusion: Jake Johnson plays a booze-seller who goes on a double date to a cabin where drama arises when there's a partner switch and one of the couples breaks up immediately after. Is that a description of this movie, or the ''Series/NewGirl'' episode "Cabin"?
* ActorSharedBackground: Jake Johnson is also from Chicago.
* AsYouKnow: When Kate goes back to Chris' to try to get him back, he reiterates what he said when they broke up offscreen, that he doesn't think they were working.
* CoversAlwaysLie: The cover shows Luke and Chris both clean-shaven. Chris has {{permastubble}} and Luke spends the vast majority of the movie with a full beard.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Or rather, [[spoiler: DidNotGetTheGuy. Luke still has Jill, but the Kate, the female lead]] does not get either love interest.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: As part of his down-to-earth blue-collar persona, Luke often goes barefoot. Even in his factory.
* DoubleDate: The plot gets kicked off by the two couples going to a cabin and it being obvious that the couples are mismatched.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Kate.
* HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: Almost all of the dialogue was ad-libbed. Actors were told the basic plot of the scenes and left to make up their own dialogue.
* HumiliationConga: At the finale of the movie, Luke [[spoiler: gets a serious cut on his hand helping Kate, gets into a fight with a stranger that doesn't go well, has to call on his coworkers whom does doesn't like to help, has Kate bail on their plans to get dinner, and then finds out his long-term girlfriend kissed another guy.]] He takes it very well, though.
* RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic: People stutter, talk over each other, and stumble on their words.
* SleepCute: Done many times to show off characters' chemistry.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: The basic plot of the movie is UST between two friends.
* YourCheatingHeart: Chris and Jill kiss on the cabin trip. [[spoiler: Chris breaks up with Kate over it, Jill eventually admits to it and Luke forgives her]].

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