20 Dates

"A comedy so real you'll think it's fiction."

Feb 26 1999 R 1h 27m
Biography, Comedy, Romance

Myles is divorced in L.A. He wants a love life and a film career. So he decides to go on 20 dates and find true love in front of a camera, making his first feature. His patient agent, Richard, finds a $60,000 investor, the shadowy Elie. Myles starts his search, sometimes telling his date she's being filmed, sometimes not. Elie wants sex and titillation, Myles wants it "real." Myles regularly talks with his old film teacher, Robert McKee, who wonders if love is possible in modern life. Half-way through the 20 dates, Myles meets Elisabeth; she's everything he desires and she likes him. Can he finish the 20 dates, satisfy Elie, and complete his film without losing Elisabeth?

Plot

Myles is divorced in L.A. He wants a love life and a film career. So he decides to go on 20 dates and find true love in front of a camera, making his first feature. His patient agent, Richard, finds a $60,000 investor, the shadowy Elie. Myles starts his search, sometimes telling his date she's being filmed, sometimes not. Elie wants sex and titillation, Myles wants it "real." Myles regularly talks with his old film teacher, Robert McKee, who wonders if love is possible in modern life. Half-way through the 20 dates, Myles meets Elisabeth; she's everything he desires and she likes him. Can he finish the 20 dates, satisfy Elie, and complete his film without losing Elisabeth?

Written by

Myles Berkowitz

Directed by

Myles Berkowitz

Cast

Myles Berkowitz, Elisabeth Wagner, Richard Arlook

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Phoenician Films, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Trailers
20 Dates Trailer 1998
Scores
# of Votes
1,800
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
36
Popularity
NA