Sex and Death 101

2007, Comedy, 1h 40m

41 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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Sex and Death 101 aspires to be a clever sex comedy, but has little life behind the sex or the death. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

A week before his marriage to Fiona (Julie Bowen), fast-food executive Roderick (Simon Baker) receives an email with the names of 101 women, 29 of whom he's slept with. Deciding it's a complete list of his sexual history, past through future, Roderick breaks up with his fiancée and begins sleeping with everyone on the list despite the risk that he might die when he's done. Meanwhile, mysterious Death Nell (Winona Ryder), last on the list, is killing men as revenge for her own past ill treatment.
  • Rating:
    R (Strong Sexual Content|Language)
  • Genre:
    Comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Daniel Waters
  • Producer:
    Cary Brokaw, Lizzie Friedman, Greg Little
  • Writer:
    Daniel Waters
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $23.6K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Anchor Bay
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby

Cast & Crew

Simon Baker
Roderick Blank
Winona Ryder
Gilian, Nell
Leslie Bibb
Miranda
Mindy Cohn
Trixie
Julie Bowen
Fiona
Frances Fisher
Hope Hartwell
Tanc Sade
Beta
Patton Oswalt
Fred
Dash Mihok
Lester
Neil Flynn
Zack
Tarek Bishara
Malcolm
Sophie Monk
Cynthia Rose
Corinne Reilly
Lizzie
Marshall Bell
Victor Rose III
Natassia Malthe
Bambi
Daniel Waters
Director
Daniel Waters
Writer
Cary Brokaw
Producer
Lizzie Friedman
Producer
Greg Little
Producer
Jerry P. Jacobs
Co-Producer
Daryn Okada
Cinematographer
Trudy Ship
Film Editing
Rolfe Kent
Original Music
John Larena
Production Design
Helen Harwell
Art Director
Peggy Paola
Set Decoration
Julia Caston
Costume Design
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Critic Reviews for Sex and Death 101

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Audience Reviews for Sex and Death 101

  • Apr 18, 2012
    From Daniel Waters, the writer of the cult classic Heathers, comes the new satirical comedy Sex and Death 101. The film follows newly engaged Roderick Blank, who must struggle with fate when a mysterious source sends him a list containing the names of all the women that he will sleep with throughout his life. Simon Baker and Winona Ryder lead the cast, and both give strong performances. The film has a lot of fun with sexual cliches and stereotypes as Blank goes through the list. It also presents the struggle between free will and fate in an interesting and satirical way. While some of the satire works, a lot of it is a few degrees off and has some problems with presentation. Sex and Death 101 has some fun and is fairly entertaining, but has its share of troubles as well.
    Dann M Super Reviewer
  • Jun 13, 2011
    I enjoyed Sex and Death 101 much more then I thought I would, not only because of Simon Baker but because I found the film itself was very enjoyable to watch and had a few good belly laughs to boot (one in particular had me laughing throughout most of the rest of the film). Don't watch Sex and Death 101 If you are looking for an average popcorn munching comedy film watch it if you are looking for something a bit different and perhaps odd yet still enjoyable. I was lucky enough to pick it up due to my undying love of Simon Baker and I'm happy I did.
    Cameron S Super Reviewer
  • Jul 08, 2010
    weird. not that funny, just sorta of meh. it was a good idea done in that horrible indie film way.
    Alexis N Super Reviewer
  • Jun 14, 2010
    Man this was really a weird movie :O Didn't like anything about it.
    Dead A Super Reviewer
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