How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008): Cast & Ratings
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is a 2008 romantic comedy directed by Robert B. Weide, starring Simon Pegg and Megan Fox. It runs 1 hour 50 minutes and earned $19.2 million worldwide on a $28 million budget. Critics gave it 36% on Rotten Tomatoes and 35 on Metacritic.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 50m (110 min)
- Director
- Robert B. Weide
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- Budget
- $28M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is How to Lose Friends & Alienate People About?
The premise of How to Lose Friends & Alienate People without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Sidney Young, a naive British journalist, finds himself working at a high-profile New York City magazine. Eager to succeed, Sidney's earnest but misguided attempts to impress often backfire spectacularly. His unfiltered behavior and social blunders lead to hilarious and uncomfortable situations, creating clashes with coworkers, superiors, and famous celebrities as he unintentionally alienates everyone around him.
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Cast
Simon Pegg leads the cast, with Megan Fox. Directed by Robert B. Weide.
- Director Robert B. Weide
More from Robert B. Weide
More films directed by Robert B. Weide, best-rated first: Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time, Woody Allen: A Documentary, Earth to America and Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm.
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave How to Lose Friends & Alienate People 36% on Rotten Tomatoes and 35 on Metacritic.
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Rotten Tomatoes 36% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 42%
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Metacritic 35 Metascore
User score 6.5
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TMDB 60% User score
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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Plot Summary
What happens in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Sidney Young is an ambitious British journalist struggling to keep his polemical magazine afloat. In a bold move, he attempts to infiltrate a lavish party hosted by Clayton Harding, the CEO of Sharps, one of the world’s most prestigious magazines. Surprisingly, Sidney manages to gain Clayton’s attention, as the latter empathizes with Sidney’s beginnings in polemics.
This unexpected encounter lands Sidney a job at Sharps, prompting him to relocate to New York City. However, his introverted nature quickly earns him the disdain of his colleagues, including Alison Olsen and manager Lawrence Maddox. Sidney’s rudeness and vulgarity don’t win him many friends, pushing him further into isolation as he grapples with the demands of his new role where publicist Eleanor Johnson sets strict guidelines on what can be published.
Full summary
The whole story of How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, scene by scene
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Box Office & Budget
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People grossed $19.2 million worldwide on a $28 million budget, 68% of what it cost. $2.8 million came from the US and Canada and $16.4 million (85%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$19.2M
68% of its budget back
- US & Canada
- $2.8M
- International
- $16.4M
- Budget
- $28M
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Trailers & Videos
3 videos: 1 trailer, 1 teaser and 1 clip.
- Teaser TV Spot
- Clip Meeting Sophie Maes
How Well Do You Know How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is Sidney Young's profession?
Cars in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
8 cars on screen, including the 2006 Cadillac DTS Stretched Limousine and the 2002 Ford Crown Victoria.
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1998 Lincoln Town Car Minor role
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Also Known As
27 alternative titles, including “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People” and “Nueva York para principiantes”.
- Also known as
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- How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
- Nueva York para principiantes
- Cómo perder a tus amigos
- Hopplös och hatad av alla
- セレブ・ウォーズ 〜ニューヨークの恋に勝つルール〜
- Jak se zbavit přátel a zůstat úplně sám
- New York für Anfänger
- Un anglais à New York
- Как потерять друзей и заставить всех тебя ненавидеть
- Star System - Se non ci sei non esisti
- Dost Kazığı
- Um Louco Apaixonado
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- Ako sa zbavit priatelov a zostat uplne sam
- Hogy veszítsük el barátainkat és idegenítsük el az embereket?
- Πώς να Χάσεις τους Φίλους σου
- Jak stracić przyjaciół i zrazić do siebie ludzi
- 如何众叛亲离
- איך לאבד חברים ולהרחיק אנשים
- Cum să rămâi fără prieteni și să înstrăinezi oameni
- Как да губиш приятели и да дразниш хората
- Kā pazaudēt draugus un atsvešināt cilvēkus
- 하우 투 루즈 프렌즈
- Kako izgubiti prijatelje in se odtujiti od ljudi
- Як втратити друзів і змусити всіх тебе ненавидіти
- セレブ・ウォーズ ニューヨークの恋に勝つルール
- Nova York per a principiants
- Kaip prarasti draugus ir atstumti žmones
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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People FAQ: Cast & Box Office
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, each answered in a sentence.
How long is How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People runs 1 hour 50 minutes (110 minutes).
When was How to Lose Friends & Alienate People released?
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People was released on October 3, 2008.
Who directed How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People was directed by Robert B. Weide.
More films by Robert B. Weide Who is in the cast of How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People stars Simon Pegg and Megan Fox.
How much did How to Lose Friends & Alienate People make at the box office?
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People grossed $19.2 million worldwide ($2.8 million domestic, $16.4 million international) on a budget of $28 million.
How is How to Lose Friends & Alienate People rated?
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People has 36% on Rotten Tomatoes, 35 on Metacritic and 60% on TMDB.
Does How to Lose Friends & Alienate People have a post-credit scene?
No. How to Lose Friends & Alienate People has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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