How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

PG-13

Released Feb 7, 2003

1h 56m

Romance

Comedy

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An advice columnist, Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson), tries pushing the boundaries of what she can write about in her new piece about how to get a man to leave you in 10 days. Her editor, Lana (Bebe Neuwirth), loves it, and Andie goes off to find a man she can use for the experiment. Enter executive Ben Berry (Matthew McConaughey), who is so confident in his romantic prowess that he thinks he can make any woman fall in love with him in 10 days. When Andie and Ben meet, their plans backfire.

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Critics Consensus

Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson are charming together, but they can't overcome How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' silly premise and predictable script.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Nov 2, 2003

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

She plays the ninny and the harpy, the baby doll and the ball breaker. It's Kate Hudson's film all right, but this actress is a cold squeeze, not well photographed either, and has the worst hairdo on the East Side.

Apr 19, 2003

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Nev Pierce

BBC.com

Fun, funny, Chick Lit-style chortler.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 23, 2003

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Starring the exuberantly effervescent Kate Hudson and one of Hollywood's sexiest and most eligible bachelors, Matthew McConaughey, How to Lose has all the makings of a classic romantic comedy.

Nov 13, 2019

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Along with a terrible ending, there's also a numerous range of plot inconsistencies that insult the audiences intelligence.

Mar 25, 2014

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

The biggest problem I had with this film was the set-up and premise. It works on paper, but most of the movie is spent with the characters being simply awful.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 2, 2011

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Tobie

it was just a great classic movie! so glad I had the chance to see this on the big screen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/30/24

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Giang N

the movie is so fun. i really enjoyed watching it, they're both so cute & funny

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/25

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Rare T

It’s witty for the most part, and builds up the tension pretty decently in the first half, especially that the dialogue is intelligently written, the plot has potential, and the characters have chemistry and panache. However, the second half seems to fall back into a spiral of clichés that are generally present in commercial movies bereft of a premise like the one presented in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, and it especially feels like unnecessary hogwash before an ending predictable from the beginning. Don’t get me wrong; it is all still plenty fun and I would still rather have the movie with all that than without, but I would also rather have something that would live up to the plot’s full potential rather than just the same scene I could find in countless other movies of the same genre. Perhaps one should look at the glass as half full and think of it as just another one of those movies but with an extra spicy twist. Speaking of the genre, this still is one of the greats among it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/07/25

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Sir M

Fun romcom probably my favorite

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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jolin t

Predictable, lacking originality, not bringing anything new to the table, and a regurgitation of all the common romcom tropes---all that can be used to describe this film. However, it captures the essence of the light-hearted sense of warmth and comfort that seems unique to movies of the 2000s. 10/10 rewatch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/08/24

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Yasmin E

So, where to begin? Its relatively funny, yes. It does make fun of things that are overtly ridiculous. However, is it the funniest movie I have seen? No. If I was alone and want to rewatch a movie, would this be my choice? No. It is enjoyable though. The concept is original and the execution is pretty cliché; but it works well. I have really have nothing else to say, since, well, it kinda lost me for a good 30 minutes because I decided to paint my nails since it got boring during a certain point. It does get back the attention later on during the climax of the movie fortunately enough. But overall, doesn't make me want to fall in love, especially in 10 days. I will just say, that is a ridiculous time to fall in love in someone. But yeah, entertaining, somewhat funny, good for a sleepover with friends where you want to talk while having background noise.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/02/24

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Donald Petrie

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Andie Anderson

Matthew McConaughey

Benjamin Barry

Adam Goldberg

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Michael Michele

Judy Spears

Shalom Harlow

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Synopsis

An advice columnist, Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson), tries pushing the boundaries of what she can write about in her new piece about how to get a man to leave you in 10 days. Her editor, Lana (Bebe Neuwirth), loves it, and Andie goes off to find a man she can use for the experiment. Enter executive Ben Berry (Matthew McConaughey), who is so confident in his romantic prowess that he thinks he can make any woman fall in love with him in 10 days. When Andie and Ben meet, their plans backfire.

Director: Donald Petrie
Producer: Robert Evans, Lynda Obst, Christine Peters
Screenwriter: Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan, Burr Steers
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sex-Related Material)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 7, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $105.8M
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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