Where to watch How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) tonight
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) runs 1 h 50 min, is rated R in the US and averages 6.0 from 880 TMDB members. 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.
- Runtime
- 1 h 50 min — ends 9:50 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- R (US)
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance, Drama
- Released
- October 2, 2008
- TMDB rating
- 6.0 / 10 from 880 votes
- Director
- Robert B. Weide
- Starring
- Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Danny Huston, Megan Fox
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. As of 2026-11-06, TMDB lists no streaming option for it in the US.
Questions people ask
- How long is How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is 1 h 50 min long (110 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:50 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is How to Lose Friends & Alienate People rated?
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is rated R in the US.
- Is How to Lose Friends & Alienate People a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy and Romance hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on. Rated R in the US — check who is in the room.
- Where can I stream How to Lose Friends & Alienate People?
- As of 2026-11-06, TMDB lists no streaming option for it in the US. Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Romantic comedies under 2 hours
- Dramas under 2 hours
- Movies from the 2000s
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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