# Friends with Kids (2012)

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**Runtime**: 100 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Jennifer Westfeldt
**Written by**: Jennifer Westfeldt
**Starring**: Adam Scott, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Maya Rudolph, Chris O'Dowd, Kristen Wiig

> *Love. Happiness. Kids. Pick two.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here's a rom-com premise that might actually work. Two platonic friends decide to have a child together, without the messy complication of romance. But dating other people makes them confront their true feelings. It’s as good an excuse as any to wheel out the old reliable.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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