Title: Something Borrowed

Date: 2011

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

Keywords: Adulthood, decision-making, parent-child relationships

Rating: PG 13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned’

Audience(s): High School Age, College Age, Adults, Parents, Couples

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Rachel and Darcy have been best friends since childhood. When Rachel goes off to law school, she meets a man, Dex, who she falls in love with. Rachel never had the courage to tell Dex about her feelings, and as a result, her best friend Darcy went after Dex and now they are engaged to be married. Eventually, Rachel and Dex start an affair behind Darcy’s back while she is busy with wedding planning.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: How do Rachel and Darcy’s parent react to the predicament that they have put themselves in? How active of a role do you think their parents should have played considering that their children are now adults?

Places to view: Itunes, Youtube, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play

Contributor: Krista Hamann