How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
R
6.4
2008
1 hr 50 min
Drama
, Comedy
, Romance
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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- Cast：
- Simon Pegg , Kirsten Dunst , Danny Huston , Megan Fox , Jeff Bridges , Gillian Anderson , Max Minghella
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Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
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