Boys and Girls is a 2000 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Iscove and starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Claire Forlani, Jason Biggs, and Amanda Detmer.

The film follows Ryan (Prinze) and Jennifer (Forlani), who meet each other initially as adolescents, and later realize that their lives are intertwined through fate.

Anna Friel was originally set to star in the role of Jennifer but backed out shortly before filming began due to "creative differences".

Ryan is in a steady relationship with his high school sweetheart Betty, and Jennifer is living with a musician.

Ryan meets his roommate Hunter, aka Steve, a self-described ladies' man with countless elaborate (and unsuccessful) ploys for sleeping with women.

Steve confidently strolls out of Amy's bedroom and tells Jennifer that Ryan is heading back to Los Angeles on an airplane.

Iscove said Prinze "wanted to blow away that good-looking guy image and grow as an actor" by playing a geek.

Prinze said, "Most people won't give me a chance to play something different than the good-looking guy.

"[4] Prinze added, "I set out a goal when I was making She's All That to do three movies for a specific generation...I did She's All That, Down to You, and Boys and Girls.

He commented, "we got a note from Harvey that said they wanted to put a sword fight into [Boys and Girls] too, which made no sense because it was a contemporary piece, and Jason Biggs played an architecture student!

[11] In the United States, Boys and Girls was released alongside Shaft and Titan A.E., and grossed $7 million in its opening weekend, ranking sixth at the box office.

The site's critics consensus states, "Boys and Girls feels like a cheap rip-off of When Harry Met Sally.