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"No Strings Attached"

Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) are only sleeping together as friends in 2011's "No Strings Attached," but their intimate arrangement gives way to very real feelings. This is a big-screen lesson that translates to real life — it's hard to be friends with benefits!

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