My Best Friend's Girl (2008): Cast, Ratings & Box Office
My Best Friend's Girl is a 2008 romantic comedy directed by Howard Deutch, starring Dane Cook, Jason Biggs and Kate Hudson. It runs 1 hour 41 minutes and earned $41.6 million worldwide on a $20 million budget. Critics gave it 14% on Rotten Tomatoes and 34 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.8/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 41m (101 min)
- Director
- Howard Deutch
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Lionsgate
- Budget
- $20M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is My Best Friend's Girl About?
The premise of My Best Friend's Girl without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A man hopelessly devoted to Alexis finds his romantic pursuit complicated when she unexpectedly ends their relationship after a few weeks. Seeking a solution, he turns to his best friend, a man who considers himself an expert in rebounds. He agrees to help win Alexis back, but finds her to be his most challenging case yet, leading to humorous and unexpected consequences.
My Best Friend's Girl Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- blonde
- strip club
- oral sex
- love triangle
- cheating on partner
- stripper
- lap dancing
- lap dancer
- dildo
- breast feeding
- pizza parlor
- motor vehicle
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- car
- male nudity
- friend
- gender in title
- four word title
- romantic comedy
- wedding
- women's studies
- title based on song
- sucker
- song in title
- reference to gloria steinem
- manipulation
- gullible
- gullibility
- gloria steinem
- credulousness
- con artist
- bimbo
- anti feminist
- singing in a car
- title at the end
- boston braves shirt
- fireplace
- prom
- scene during end credits
- apostrophe in title
- restaurant
- religious nut
- redemption
- penis size
- masturbation
- liar
- insult
- lap dance
- female nudity
- punctuation in title
- rain
My Best Friend's Girl Cast
Dane Cook leads the cast, with Jason Biggs and Kate Hudson. Directed by Howard Deutch.
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Director Howard Deutch
More from Howard Deutch
More films directed by Howard Deutch, best-rated first: Some Kind of Wonderful, Pretty in Pink, Grumpier Old Men and The Replacements.
My Best Friend's Girl Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave My Best Friend's Girl 14% on Rotten Tomatoes and 34 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.8/10.
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IMDb 5.8 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 14% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 46%
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Metacritic 34 Metascore
User score 5.0
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TMDB 56% User score
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My Best Friend's Girl Plot Summary
What happens in My Best Friend's Girl from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Sherman ‘Tank’ Turner, played by Dane Cook, is more than just a help line operator; he’s a notorious ladies’ man with a peculiar side business. Whenever someone is heartbroken and wishes to win their ex back, they turn to Tank, who arranges for them to take their ex-girlfriends on intentionally dreadful dates. This strategy often leads the ladies to realize how good they had it with their previous partners. Tank’s antics mostly revolve around being exceptionally foolish—ranging from disastrous driving and terrible restaurant choices to outrageous lies, making sure that by the evening’s end, the girls find themselves longing for their exes once again.
Full summary
The whole story of My Best Friend's Girl, scene by scene
My Best Friend's Girl Box Office & Budget
My Best Friend's Girl grossed $41.6 million worldwide on a $20 million budget, 2.1 times what it cost. $19.2 million came from the US and Canada and $22.4 million (54%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$41.6M
2.1× its budget
- US & Canada
- $19.2M
- International
- $22.4M
- Budget
- $20M
My Best Friend's Girl Trailers & Videos
The trailer of My Best Friend's Girl.
How Well Do You Know My Best Friend's Girl?
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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Cars in My Best Friend's Girl
10 cars on screen, including the 1967 Pontiac GTO and the 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood 75.
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1941 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Minor role -
2007 Chrysler Aspen Minor role -
2002 BMW 3 E46 Background role
My Best Friend's Girl Also Known As
34 alternative titles, including “Bachelor No. 2” and “A spanom csaja”.
- Also known as
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- Bachelor No. 2
- A spanom csaja
- Девушка моего лучшего друга
- Una novia para dos
- Dziewczyna mojego kumpla
- 壞壞惹人愛
- 朋友妻，不可欺
- 坏坏惹人爱
- Το Κορίτσι του Καλύτερου μου Φίλου
- 마이 베프 걸
- Kamarátove dievča
- A Namorada do Meu Melhor Amigo
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- La novia de mi mejor amigo
- Maenner sind Schweine
- La copine de mon meilleur ami
- Männer sind Schweine
- La ragazza del mio migliore amico
- Hra bez pravidiel
- Гаджето на най-добрия ми приятел
- 我最好朋友的女朋友
- Kamarádova holka
- Amigos
- Mulheres à Parte
- החברה של החבר הכי טוב שלי
- Doi burlaci și-o... blondă
- Дівчина мого найкращого друга
- Mana labākā drauga meitene
- Tyttösi sun ja mun
- 마이베프걸
- Arkadaşımın Aşkı
- Mano geriausio draugo mergina
- 2日間で上手に彼女にナル方法
- Una nòvia per a dos
- แอ้ม ด่วนป่วนเพื่อนซี้
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My Best Friend's Girl FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of My Best Friend's Girl, each answered in a sentence.
How long is My Best Friend's Girl?
My Best Friend's Girl runs 1 hour 41 minutes (101 minutes).
When was My Best Friend's Girl released?
My Best Friend's Girl was released on September 19, 2008.
Who directed My Best Friend's Girl?
My Best Friend's Girl was directed by Howard Deutch.
More films by Howard Deutch Who is in the cast of My Best Friend's Girl?
My Best Friend's Girl stars Dane Cook, Jason Biggs and Kate Hudson.
How much did My Best Friend's Girl make at the box office?
My Best Friend's Girl grossed $41.6 million worldwide ($19.2 million domestic, $22.4 million international) on a budget of $20 million.
How is My Best Friend's Girl rated?
My Best Friend's Girl has 5.8/10 on IMDb, 14% on Rotten Tomatoes, 34 on Metacritic and 56% on TMDB.
Does My Best Friend's Girl have a post-credit scene?
No. My Best Friend's Girl has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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