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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Comedy · Romance · 2003

It's the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now, the clock is ticking—and the wildly entertaining comedy smash is off and running in this irresistible tale of sex, lies and outrageous romantic fireworks!

Movie details

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

“One of them is lying. So is the other.”

2003 Comedy · Romance 1h 56m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.5 / 10

320.6K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

42 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

45 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

It's the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now, the clock is ticking—and the wildly entertaining comedy smash is off and running in this irresistible tale of sex, lies and outrageous romantic fireworks!

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Donald Petrie

Written by

Brian Regan · Kristen Buckley · Burr Steers

Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson

Andie Anderson

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Benjamin Barry

Adam Goldberg

Adam Goldberg

Tony

Bebe Neuwirth

Bebe Neuwirth

Lana Jong

Michael Michele

Michael Michele

Judy Spears

Shalom Harlow

Shalom Harlow

Judy Green

Robert Klein

Robert Klein

Phillip Warren

Court is in session

Put How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.