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* FakeOrgasm: Two women, Katie and Lauren, set up a phone sex hotline in their apartment. Naturally, they routinely fake orgasms for their clients.
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When her self-absorbed boyfriend dumps her in order to move to Italy, Lauren Powell (Rogen) finds herself in desperate need of a new place to live. As it happens, local phone sex worker Katie Steele (Graynor) is looking for a roommate in order to hold on to her apartment, so she takes Lauren in. Then Lauren's boss suddenly retires and shuts down his firm, leaving her out of a job. Upon discovering how much Katie makes, Lauren decides to help her overhaul her business, beginning a partnership that grows into something more.

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When her self-absorbed boyfriend dumps her in order to move to Italy, Lauren Powell (Rogen) finds herself in desperate need of a new place to live. As it happens, local phone sex worker Katie Steele (Graynor) is looking for a roommate in order to hold on to her apartment, so she takes Lauren in. Then Lauren's boss suddenly retires and shuts down his firm, leaving her out of a job. Upon discovering how much Katie makes, Lauren decides to help her overhaul her business, thus beginning a partnership that grows into something more.
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When her self-absorbed boyfriend dumps her in order to move to Italy and her boss suddenly retires and shuts down his firm, Lauren Powell Rogen) finds herself in desperate need of a new place to live. As it happens, local phone sex worker Katie Steele (Graynor) is looking for a roommate in order to hold on to her apartment, and so she takes Lauren in. Upon discovering how much Katie makes, Lauren decides to help her overhaul her business, and thus begins a partnership that grows into something more.

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When her self-absorbed boyfriend dumps her in order to move to Italy and her boss suddenly retires and shuts down his firm, Italy, Lauren Powell Rogen) (Rogen) finds herself in desperate need of a new place to live. As it happens, local phone sex worker Katie Steele (Graynor) is looking for a roommate in order to hold on to her apartment, and so she takes Lauren in. Then Lauren's boss suddenly retires and shuts down his firm, leaving her out of a job. Upon discovering how much Katie makes, Lauren decides to help her overhaul her business, and thus begins beginning a partnership that grows into something more.
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''For a Good Time, Call...'' is a comedy directed by Jamie Travis and starring Ari Graynor, Lauren Miller Rogen, and Creator/JustinLong.

When her self-absorbed boyfriend dumps her in order to move to Italy and her boss suddenly retires and shuts down his firm, Lauren Powell finds herself in desperate need of a new place to live. As it happens, local phone sex worker Katie Steele is looking for a roommate in order to hold on to her apartment, and so she takes Lauren in. Upon discovering how much Katie makes, Lauren decides to help her overhaul her business, and thus begins a partnership that grows into something more.

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''For a Good Time, Call...'' is a 2012 comedy film directed by Jamie Travis and starring Ari Graynor, Lauren Miller Rogen, and Creator/JustinLong.

When her self-absorbed boyfriend dumps her in order to move to Italy and her boss suddenly retires and shuts down his firm, Lauren Powell Rogen) finds herself in desperate need of a new place to live. As it happens, local phone sex worker Katie Steele (Graynor) is looking for a roommate in order to hold on to her apartment, and so she takes Lauren in. Upon discovering how much Katie makes, Lauren decides to help her overhaul her business, and thus begins a partnership that grows into something more.
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* UrbanLegendLoveLife: [[spoiler:Despite all the years Katie has been working as a phone sex operator, she has never actually had physical sex with anyone.]]

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* UrbanLegendLoveLife: [[spoiler:Despite all the years Katie has been working as a phone sex operator, she has never actually had physical sex with anyone.]]]]
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* IntimateTelecommunications: Katie works for a phone sex hotline; the plot revolves around her new roommate helping her overhaul her business. And ironically, [[spoiler:Katie has never actually had physical sex]].
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''For a Good Time, Call...'' is a comedy directed by Jamie Travis and starring Ari Graynor, Lauren Miller Rogen, and Creator/JustinLong.

When her self-absorbed boyfriend dumps her in order to move to Italy and her boss suddenly retires and shuts down his firm, Lauren Powell finds herself in desperate need of a new place to live. As it happens, local phone sex worker Katie Steele is looking for a roommate in order to hold on to her apartment, and so she takes Lauren in. Upon discovering how much Katie makes, Lauren decides to help her overhaul her business, and thus begins a partnership that grows into something more.

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!!This film contains examples of:

* AmbiguouslyBi: Katie has taken the occasional female caller. [[spoiler:The film ends with her realizing that she loves both Lauren ''and'' Sean.]]
* CampGay: Jesse, Katie and Lauren's mutual friend, is very camp.
* HolierThanThou: [[spoiler:Krissy turns out to have been infiltrating Mmm-Hmm in order to proselytize to the customers.]]
* PottyFailure: Back when they were in college, Lauren agreed to give a drunk Katie a ride back to her dorm. On the way there, Katie peed into a coffee cup and then accidentally spilled it on Lauren. Lauren avoided her for years after that.
* UrbanLegendLoveLife: [[spoiler:Despite all the years Katie has been working as a phone sex operator, she has never actually had physical sex with anyone.]]

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