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40 Days and 40 Nights is a 2002 film directed by Michael Lehmann and starring Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Paulo Costanzo, and Vinessa Shaw.

Matt Sullivan (Hartnett) is a skirt-chasing guy who makes a bet with his two friends: That for the period of Lent, he'll give up sex entirely, up to and including keeping himself company. Things go a bit awry when he meets Erica (Sossamon), the girl of his dreams, soon after.

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This film contains examples of:

• All Women Are Lustful
• Alpha Bitch: Nicole.
• The Bet
• Betty and Veronica: Erica (brunette but nice) and Nicole (blonde but not so nice).
• Blondes are Evil: Nicole.
• Boy Meets Girl
• Cheek Copy
• Christianity is Catholic
• Cold Turkeys Are Everywhere: ...but do not expect the same results if attempted in the real world if you are not Josh Hartnett.
• A Date with Rosie Palms
• Dirty Old Man: Matt's boss Jerry.
• Double Standard Rape: Female on Male: Possibly one of the most egregious examples ever.
• Erotic Dream
• Erotic Eating
• Falling in Love Montage
• Gag Penis: In the last few days, Matt's knocking things off of the table when he turns.
• Girl on Girl Is Hot
• Girl Posse
• Handsome Lech: Matt.
• The Immodest Orgasm
• It's Not You, It's Me: Matt tells Erica something like this when trying to explain his vow of celibacy.
• Jerkass: Pretty much most of the supporting cast. Matt's priest brother John doesn't support or help him stay celibate. Some of Matt's co-workers try to get Matt to break his vow through a number of ways. And Nicole rapes him.
• Karma Houdini: Nicole, as mentioned, effectively rapes Matt and gets the pooled money, and just skankly saunters off into the night.
• Kick the Dog
• The Loins Sleep Tonight
• The Modest Orgasm
• The Mole: Ryan.
• Nature Adores a Virgin
• No Hugging, No Kissing: And no masturbating.
• Parallel Porn Titles: Ryan finds a tape of In Diana Jones and the Temple of Poon.
• Raging Stiffie: See Gag Penis above.
• Black Comedy Rape
• Rape as Redemption
• The Unfair Sex: Matt has to beg Erica's forgiveness for having been raped. Admittedly, a reversal of historical gender politics for raped women.
• Zettai Ryouiki

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