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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

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

6.0(879)20081h 50m5

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$28M
Box office
$17.3M
Language
English
  • 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

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Behind the camera

Produced in

United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR2 Oct 2008
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical152 Oct 2008
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM23 Oct 2008
  • AustriaAT

    • Digital / OTTAA13 Mar 2009
  • BelgiumBE

    • TVAL2 Oct 2008
  • DenmarkDK

    • TheatricalA27 Feb 2009
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP21 Jul 2009
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical027 Nov 2008
  • IrelandIE

    • Digital / OTT153 Oct 2008
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical8 May 2009
  • JapanJP

    • Digital / OTTPG1226 Nov 2010
  • New ZealandNZ

    • TheatricalM8 Oct 2008

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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People was released on 2 October 2008.

Audience reviews

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    Gimly

    3/11/2018

    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 blame. Also, he starts this movie already alienated and he doesn't ha…

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