Jane Wants a Boyfriend
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William C. Sullivan
Written by	Jarret Kerr
Produced by	Lauren Rachel Brady
Starring	Louisa Krause Eliza Dushku Gabriel Ebert Amir Arison
Cinematography	Brandon Roots
Edited by	Casey O'Donnell
Music by	Nathan Matthew David
Production company	Copperline Creative
Distributed by	Orion Pictures FilmBuff
Release dates	November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11) (Napa Valley Film Festival) March 25, 2016 (2016-03-25) (United States)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Jane Wants a Boyfriend is a 2015 American romantic comedy drama film directed by William C. Sullivan and written by Jarret Kerr. Starring Louisa Krause, Eliza Dushku, Gabriel Ebert, and Amir Arison, the film follows Jane (Krause), a woman with Asperger's syndrome who is searching for a boyfriend with the help of her older sister, Bianca (Dushku).^[1]

Jane Wants a Boyfriend premiered at the Napa Valley Film Festival on November 11, 2015, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 25, 2016, to negative reviews from critics.^[2]

Synopsis

Jane is a young woman with Asperger's syndrome who is living with her parents in Queens, New York. Bianca is her extremely protective older sister who is now moving in with her fiancé, Rob, in Brooklyn. Jane's parents are now moving to New Jersey and they want Jane to move in with Bianca. Bianca and Rob are not sure once they are ready for that kind of responsibility though, and Jane decides she wants her first boyfriend. This causes some strife to the point where it chafes at Jane's growing desire for independence despite ambient noise creeping into her attention. Eventually, this leads to Bianca trying to dissuade one of her friends, Jack, from dating Jane, as she views him as too unreliable for her sister.

Cast

• Louisa Krause as Jane, a wardrobe worker whose Asperger's syndrome causes background sounds to overload her senses
• Eliza Dushku as Bianca, Jane's older sister, whose worrying manifests as a controlling streak
• Gabriel Ebert as Jack, a guy who, despite being known as immature, does secret research on autism spectrum disorders
• Amir Arison as Rob
• Anisha Nagarajan as Cynthia
• Polly Draper as Mom
• Gregg Edelman as Dad
• Jon Bass as Steve
• Nick Stevenson as Director
• Greg Keller as Paul
• Franco Gonzalez as Jose

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 38% based on 8 reviews.^[3]