Barrymore: 'Distance is surprisingly real'

Drew Barrymore has claimed that her new romantic comedy Going The Distance will make audiences laugh and cry.

The actress also insisted that her latest film, which co-stars Justin Long and Christina Applegate, paints an accurate portrayal of long-distance relationships.

"I just feel like, I personally want something that I can escape into and forget what’s going on around me, but I don’t want to lose sight of being able to relate to something," she told Teen Hollywood.

"So for me I just want that beautiful, striking balance and I feel like this film has that. I’m laughing, but I’m crying and relating and emotional about it. I feel like it gets surprisingly real, but then it does come and save you and make you laugh."

Barrymore recently revealed that she's lost count of the number of men that she's been hurt by during her life.

Going The Distance arrives in US cinemas on September 3 and in the UK on September 10.