• The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

    Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) is an amiable single guy who works at a big-box store. Living alone, 40-year-old Andy spends his free time playing video games and curating his action-figure collection. Despite his age, Andy has never had sex, so his friends, including the laid-back David (Paul Rudd), push Andy towards losing his virginity. While attempting to get over his awkwardness around female customers, Andy meets local shop owner Trish (Catherine Keener), and they begin a tentative romance.

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The 40-Year-Old Virgin
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Release Date: August 19th, 2005

DVD Release Date: December 13th, 2005

R |1 hr 56 min

Plot Summary

Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) is an amiable single guy who works at a big-box store. Living alone, 40-year-old Andy spends his free time playing video games and curating his action-figure collection. Despite his age, Andy has never had sex, so his friends, including the laid-back David (Paul Rudd), push Andy towards losing his virginity. While attempting to get over his awkwardness around female customers, Andy meets local shop owner Trish (Catherine Keener), and they begin a tentative romance.

Cast: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie Mann, Jane Lynch

Director: Judd Apatow

Genres: Romantic comedy

Production Co: Apatow Productions, Universal Pictures

Distributors: Universal Pictures

Keywords: Cheeky, 2000s, Friendship, Los Angeles, Playful, Amusing, Friend, Love, Growing up

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  • 50
    Kirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood Reporter

    Sticking to one joke in an unconscionably long film makes for a very stale, witless and repetitive comedy. show more

  • 75
    Carrie RickeyPhiladelphia Inquirer

    Apatow's film succeeds in having its virginity and losing it, too. Like "Wedding Crashers," it purges its cynicism with romanticism. show more

  • 70
    Wall Street Journal

    The jokes fly fast and sometimes very funny. They are, more often, crude and homophobic. Still, a genuine sweetness lurks.

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