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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)

02/10/2008 (GB)Comedy, Romance, Drama1h 50m
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He's across the pond, and out of his depth.

Overview

Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy awards ceremony, Sidney turns his fortunes around, attracting the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of New York-based glossy magazine 'Sharps', and landing the holy grail of journalism jobs. The Brit jets off to the Big Apple and moves from one blunder to the next.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Simon Pegg

      Simon Pegg

      Sidney Young

    2. Kirsten Dunst

      Kirsten Dunst

      Alison Olsen

    3. Danny Huston

      Danny Huston

      Lawrence Maddox

    4. Megan Fox

      Megan Fox

      Sophie Maes

    5. Jeff Bridges

      Jeff Bridges

      Clayton Harding

    6. Gillian Anderson

      Gillian Anderson

      Eleanor Johnson

    7. Max Minghella

      Max Minghella

      Vincent Lepak

    8. Jefferson Mays

      Jefferson Mays

      Bill Nathanson

    9. Bill Paterson

      Bill Paterson

      Richard Young

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    A review by Gimly

    4.0
    Written by Gimly on Mar 11, 2018

    I think Simon Pegg is probably better served as a comedic actor in his native British movies, he's proven himself in that field time and time again, but when it comes to things like _How to Lose Friends & Alienate People_ he is never given the opportunity to shine, and it's the lacklustre, derivative movies themselves (like this one) that are to blame. Also, he starts this movie already alienated and he doesn't have any friends, so the title is like??? _Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$27,000,000.00

    Revenue$17,286,299.00

    Keywords

    • new york city
    • journalist
    • failure
    • magazine
    • based on memoir or autobiography
    • starlet
    • british man
    • cult of celebrity
    • awards show
    • celebrity worship
    • workplace romance
    • celebrity interview
    • in crowd