How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008 · Movie · R · 110 min · ★ 6.0 · 36% critics
A struggling British journalist lands a dream job at a glossy New York magazine after a chaotic stunt at a high-profile awards event. Thrown into a world of celebrity access and office politics, he tries to reinvent himself but keeps sabotaging his chances with one awkward mistake after another.
Based on How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Also known as How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-10-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 36/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (836 votes)
- Box office
- $19,100,000
- Budget
- $28,000,000
About
If you enjoy cringe-heavy workplace comedy and a messy underdog stumbling through celebrity culture, this could work for you; Not for you if you want consistently sharp satire or a very likable lead.
Pros: awkward laugh-out-loud moments; fish-out-of-water antics; fun celebrity satire | Cons: uneven tone; formulaic rom-com beats; lead can be grating
Themes
- 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
- +1 more
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
Directed by Robert B. Weide