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Good Advice

Play trailer Poster for Good Advice R,  2001,  1h 33m,  Romance/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 29% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 49% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
29% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 49% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
When his mistress's publisher husband deliberately misleads him, philandering banker Ryan Turner loses his job on a doomed deal. Soon, his writer girlfriend, Cindy Styne, dumps him and leaves town. But the resourceful Ryan takes over her advice column, deceiving readers into thinking it's still penned by Cindy, while also romancing column editor Page Hensen. But things get messy when Cindy reappears and goes to work for the man who lied to Ryan.

Critics Reviews

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Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media Sep 14, 2025
2/5
The script has a few clever lines, but the overriding theme is a belief that the world is divided into distinctly good and distinctly bad halves. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Jun 6, 2010
1.5/4
...there's just never a point at which the viewer is drawn into either the high-concept storyline or the plight of the central character... Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 12, 2005
2/5
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Apr 17, 2005
2/5
Here's some good advice: never rent this. Go to Full Review
Janet Branagan Apollo Guide Jun 29, 2002
71/100
Walter Chaw Film Freak Central May 17, 2002
2/4
It's like that pair of old sneakers: it stinks, but it's a stink you like. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Steve Rash

Director

Charlie Sheen

Ryan Edward Turner

Denise Richards

Cindy Styne

Angie Harmon

Page Hensen

Jon Lovitz

Barry Sherman

Rosanna Arquette

Cathy Sherman

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Movie Info

Synopsis When his mistress's publisher husband deliberately misleads him, philandering banker Ryan Turner loses his job on a doomed deal. Soon, his writer girlfriend, Cindy Styne, dumps him and leaves town. But the resourceful Ryan takes over her advice column, deceiving readers into thinking it's still penned by Cindy, while also romancing column editor Page Hensen. But things get messy when Cindy reappears and goes to work for the man who lied to Ryan.
Director
Steve Rash
Producer
Mark Burg, Arthur Chang, Randall Emmett, George Furla, Oren Koules
Screenwriter
Daniel Margosis, Robert Horn
Production Co
Emmett/Furla Films, Evolution Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2011
Runtime
1h 33m
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