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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 8

...possibly the best movie that could be made about Toby Young that isn't rated NC-17.

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Cast & Crew

Robert B. Weide
As July 4th Party Guest
Robert B. Weide
Director
Giada Dobrzenska
As Fashion Party Girl (uncredited)
Toni Collette
As Self (uncredited)
Bill Paterson
As Richard Young
Kirsten Dunst
As Alison Olsen

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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Robert Weide and starring Simon Pegg as Sidney Young, a disillusioned British journalist who becomes a writer for a prestigious New York City magazine. The film follows Sidney's misadventures as he navigates the city's celebrity scene, alienating his colleagues and superiors with his arrogant behavior. Along the way, he becomes infatuated with a rising starlet (Megan Fox) and befriends a fellow writer (Kirsten Dunst) who becomes his love interest. The film is based on Toby Young's memoir of the same name and features a star-studded cast, including Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson, and Jeff Bridges.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as How to Lose Friends & Alienate People include New York, I Love You, He's Just Not That Into You, First Daughter, The Proposal, (500) Days of Summer, Crazy, Stupid, Love..

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