Reality Bites

Reality Bites

A comedy about love in the '90s

PG-13 1994 · 98 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama, Romance, Comedy

A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they struggle to map out survival guides for the future, the Gen-X quartet soon begins to realize that reality isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Directed by Ben Stiller · Written by Helen Childress

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