Permission

2017, Comedy/Romance, 1h 36m

45 Reviews 100+ Ratings

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Permission holds together in spite of its uneven narrative thanks to eminently watchable work from leads Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens. Read critic reviews

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Anna and Will were each other's first: first kiss, first love and first and only relationship. Now, 10 years in, as Will is about to propose, the couple's best friend makes a drunken toast, suggesting that they should sleep around before their inevitable marriage. The joke lands like a lead balloon, but the thought lingers until Anna proposes that they try opening their relationship as a sexual experiment. Together, they venture out of the purely monogamous boundaries of their relationship.

Cast & Crew

Rebecca Hall
Anna
Dan Stevens
Will
Gina Gershon
Lydia
François Arnaud
Dane
Morgan Spector
Reece
David Joseph Craig
Hale
Jason Sudeikis
Glenn
Bridget Everett
Charlie
Sarah Steele
Stevie
Raúl Castillo
Heron
Brian Crano
Director
Brian Crano
Screenwriter
Rebecca Hall
Producer
Margot Hand
Producer
Giri Tharan
Producer
Joshua Thurston
Producer
Brian Crano
Executive Producer
Erika Hampson
Executive Producer
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  • Feb 12, 2019
    Insipid tripe, Permission is yet another Hollywood assault on monogamy. The story follows a young couple that gives each other permission to have sex with other people in order to decide whether or not they truly want to be together. And it goes pretty much as one would suspect, as every other movie about couples giving a pass to their partners goes. There are some decent actors in the cast, Rebecca Hall, Gina Gershon, Jason Sudeikis, but there aren't any good performances. And the directing is weak as well; as there's nothing sensual or suspenseful about the affairs. Permission is an incredibly dull and formulaic movie that doesn't do anything new or interesting with this well wore material.
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