40 Days and 40 Nights
Directed by Michael Lehmann
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- LivewireAdminAugust 11, 2025Probably my first time watching since 2002 lol Shannyn Sossamon and Josh Hartnett had great chemistry. Juvenile humor abounds and I can definitely see the comedic influences of the time seeping into this (Meet the Parents, American Pie). It was interesting watching this as an adult compared to the 14-year old I would have been at the time. The film kind of glosses over a traumatic event near the climax of the film that I feel like in today's world would spark a lot more discussion. Especially in something like a raunchy, R-rated comedy. I'm sure 14-year old me didn't see it for what it was at the time but not really any fault of my own as I said, the film doesn't really address it either. In the end, this is still just an okay comedy, nothing here that would have allowed it to stand the test of time. Hartnett already had some big roles under his belt at this point but Sossamon never seemed to find that one role that would have catapulted her to movie star status. Which is a shame because I always enjoyed her whenever she would pop up in a role.
40 Days and 40 Nights Trivia
40 Days and 40 Nights was released on March 1, 2002.
40 Days and 40 Nights was directed by Michael Lehmann.
40 Days and 40 Nights has a runtime of 1h 34m.
40 Days and 40 Nights was produced by Tim Bevan, Michael London, Eric Fellner.
Matt Sullivan's last big relationship ended in disaster and ever since his heart's been aching and his commitment's been lacking. Then came Lent, that time of year when everybody gives something up. That's when Matt decides to go where no man's gone before and make a vow: No sex. Whatsoever. For 40 straight days. At first he has everything under control. That is until the woman of his dreams, Erica, walks into his life.
The key characters in 40 Days and 40 Nights are Matt Sulivan (Josh Hartnett), Erica Sutton (Shannyn Sossamon), Ryan (Paulo Costanzo).
40 Days and 40 Nights is rated R.
40 Days and 40 Nights is a Comedy, Romance film.
40 Days and 40 Nights has an audience rating of 4.3 out of 10.
40 Days and 40 Nights had a budget of $17M.
40 Days and 40 Nights has made $95.1M at the box office.