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"FOR A GOOD TIME, CALL"
(2012) (Lauren Miller, Ari Graynor) (R)


Alcohol/Drugs Heavy
Blood/Gross Stuff Moderate
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Heavy
Frightening/Tense Scenes None
Gun/Weapons None
Imitative Behavior Heavy
Jump Scenes None
Music (Scary/Tense) None
Music (Inappropriate) None
Profanity Extreme
Sex/Nudity Extreme
Smoking Mild
Tense Family Scenes Mild
Topics to Talk About Heavy
Violence None


QUICK TAKE:
Comedy: Out of desperation, two women who initially don't like each other become roommates and then start their own phone sex business.
PLOT:
Lauren Powell (LAUREN MILLER) has had better weeks in her life. Not only has her boyfriend, Charlie (JAMES WOLK), dumped her since he's moving to Italy and because he finds their relationship boring, but her place of work has also shut its doors for good. Rather than ask her wealthy parents (MIMI ROGERS and DON McMANUS) for help, she turns to her friend Jesse (JUSTIN LONG) who suggests that she room with Katie Steel (ARI GRAYNOR). The only problem is that a decade earlier in college, Katie accidentally spilled a cup of her urine in Lauren's face.

Nevertheless, Jesse patches things up and the two become initially wary roommates, especially when Lauren learns that one of Katie's jobs is working a phone sex line, serving customers such as Sean (MARK WEBBER). When Lauren's pending job ends up filled by someone else, she decides to help Katie start her own phone sex business as her manager, eventually bringing in Krissy (SUGAR LYN BEARD) to help out on the phones. From that point on, the two women end up becoming friends but must deal with some bumps down the road.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
The phone sex angle might be enticing to kids curious about that, but beyond that it doesn't seem too likely except perhaps among the oldest of teens.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R
For strong sexual content throughout, language and some drug use.


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