How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

"He's across the pond, and out of his depth."

2008 1h 50m ★ 6.0 (824 votes) Released

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.

Director

Robert B. Weide

Screenplay

Peter Straughan

Rating
6.0
Runtime
110 min
Budget
$28.0M
Revenue
$17.3M
Profit/Loss
-10.7M

Production

UK Film Council UK Film Council
Intandem Films
Number 9 Films
Aramid Entertainment
Lipsync Productions Lipsync Productions
Film4 Productions Film4 Productions

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G
Gimly
★ 4/10 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._

Keywords

new york cityjournalistfailuremagazinebased on memoir or autobiographystarletbritish mancult of celebrityawards showcelebrity worshipworkplace romancecelebrity interviewin crowd

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