What is "friends with benefits"

n. (plural of friend with benefits English)

Friends with benefits refers to friends who carry on a casual sexual relationship.

It can also refer to:

• Friends with Benefits (film), a 2011 film directed by Will Gluck
• "Friends with Benefits" (song), a 2016 song by English rapper KSI
• Friends with Benefits (TV series), a 2011 American television sitcom
• Friends (With Benefits), a 2009 independent comedy-drama film
• Friends with Benefit, a 2006 CD soundtrack from the TV series One Tree Hill
• Friends with Benefits (telenovela), a telenovela planned for 2007 but canceled
• "Friends with Benefits", episode 108 of the telenova Fashion House
• Friends with Benefits, the working title of the film No Strings Attached
• " Friend with Benefit", an episode of The Simpsons Twenty-Seventh season

Friends with Benefits was a telenovela planned for the American television network MyNetworkTV. Twentieth Television was developing this limited-run serial. It was based on a popular Latin American series.

Friends with Benefits is an American romantic sitcom created by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber that aired on NBC from August 5 to September 9, 2011. It was originally set to air on as a mid-season replacement during the 2010–11 television season, but was ultimately delayed until summer. The series ended after twelve episodes aired with the thirteenth being only available on iTunes, Amazon.com, and Netflix.

Friends with Benefits is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Will Gluck, and starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis in the lead roles. The film features Patricia Clarkson, Jenna Elfman, Bryan Greenberg, Nolan Gould, Richard Jenkins, and Woody Harrelson in supporting roles. The plot revolves around Dylan Harper (Timberlake) and Jamie Rellis (Kunis), who meet in New York City, and naively believe adding sex to their friendship will not lead to complications. Over time, they begin to develop deep mutual feelings for each other, only to deny it each time they are together.

Principal casting for Friends with Benefits took place over a three-month period from April to July 2010. Gluck reworked the original script and plot shortly after casting Timberlake and Kunis. Filming began in New York City on July 20, 2010, and concluded in Los Angeles in September 2010. The film was distributed by Screen Gems and was released in North America on July 22, 2011. Friends with Benefits was generally well received by film critics, most of whom praised the chemistry between the lead actors. The film became a commercial success at the box office, grossing over $149.5 million worldwide, against a budget of $35 million. It was nominated for two People's Choice Awards—Favorite Comedy Movie, and Favorite Comedic Movie Actress (Kunis)—and two Teen Choice Awards for Timberlake and Kunis.

"Friends with Benefits" is a song by English rapper KSI and Dutch musical group MNDM. It was released on 29 July 2016 by Island Records. The music video for the song was also released on 5 August 2016. The song is the first charted single following the release of KSI's debut EP Keep Up, peaking at number 69 on the UK Singles Chart. It was written by producers Sway and DJ Turkish, alongside Jeremia Jhauw, Kris Coutinho and KSI.