How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

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

6.020081h 50m

Released

Comedy

Romance

Drama

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date2008-10-02

Runtime1h 50m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Budget$28,000,000

Revenue$17,286,299

Keywords

based on memoir or autobiography

Videos

2 total

Trailer

Official Trailer

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Fandango At Home

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Cast & Crew

Simon Pegg

as Sidney Young

Kirsten Dunst

as Alison Olsen

Danny Huston

as Lawrence Maddox

Megan Fox

as Sophie Maes

Jeff Bridges

as Clayton Harding

Gillian Anderson

as Eleanor Johnson

Max Minghella

as Vincent Lepak

Jefferson Mays

as Bill Nathanson

Bill Paterson

as Richard Young

Miriam Margolyes

as Mrs. Kowalski

Reviews

Gimly

Mar 11, 2018

4/10

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 bl…

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