How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Oct 2, 2008

1h 50m

★ 6.0

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

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

UK Film Council

Intandem Films

Number 9 Films

Aramid Entertainment

Lipsync Productions

Film4 Productions

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Trailers

Cast

Sidney Young

Simon Pegg

Alison Olsen

Kirsten Dunst

Lawrence Maddox

Danny Huston

Sophie Maes

Megan Fox

Clayton Harding

Jeff Bridges

Eleanor Johnson

Gillian Anderson

Vincent Lepak

Max Minghella

Bill Nathanson

Jefferson Mays

Richard Young

Bill Paterson

Mrs. Kowalski

Miriam Margolyes

Young Sidney

Kelan Pannell

Sidney's Mother

Janette Scott

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