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How to Be Single
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How to Be Single is a 2016 American film directed by Christian Ditter and produced by Drew Barrymore through Flower Films. The movie features a cast including Nicholas Braun, Dakota Johnson, Alison Brie, and Leslie Mann. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix, with New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer also involved in production. The narrative is set in New York City, where filming also took place. The story is based on a novel or book and includes themes such as one-night stands.
The film has a runtime of 110 minutes and is rated R. It was released on February 8, 2016, and later made available via video on demand. The production budget was $38,000,000, resulting in revenue of $112,343,513. Music was composed by Cliff Eidelman. The film has received various review scores, including 47% on Rotten Tomatoes, a Metascore of 51, and an IMDb rating of 6.1 from 97,725 votes. It earned three nominations total.
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Film · TMDB
6.3New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.
Cast
- Dakota Johnson as Alice Kepley
- Rebel Wilson as Robin
- Leslie Mann as Meg
- Alison Brie as Lucy
- Damon Wayans Jr. as David
- Anders Holm as Tom
Themes
- new york city
- based on novel or book
- one-night stand
- single
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
97,725 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
45%
Metacritic
51/100
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Christian Ditter
- Screenplay by
- Abby Kohn Marc Silverstein Dana Fox
- Story by
- Abby Kohn Marc Silverstein
- Based on
- How to Be Single , by Liz Tuccillo
- Produced by
- John Rickard Dana Fox
- Starring
- Dakota Johnson Rebel Wilson Damon Wayans Jr. Anders Holm Alison Brie Nicholas Braun Jake Lacy Jason Mantzoukas Leslie Mann
- Cinematography
- Christian Rein
- Edited by
- Tia Nolan
- Music by
- Fil Eisler
- Production companies
- New Line Cinema Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures RatPac-Dune Entertainment Flower Films Wrigley Pictures
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release dates
- February 9, 2016 ( 2016-02-09 ) (London) February 12, 2016 ( 2016-02-12 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 110 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $38 million
- Box office
- $112.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Christian Ditter
- Cast member
- Sarah Ramos
- Composer
- Cliff Eidelman
- Producer
- Drew Barrymore
- Production company
- Flower Films
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 913833
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- howtobesinglemovie.com
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- publication date
- 2016-00-00
- title
- How to Be Single
- distributed by
- Netflix
- social media followers
- 29040
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 51/100
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Encyclopedic overview
How to Be Single is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by Christian Ditter and written by Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein and Dana Fox, based on the novel of the same name by Liz Tuccillo. It stars Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Damon Wayans Jr., Anders Holm, Alison Brie, Nicholas Braun, Jake Lacy, Jason Mantzoukas, and Leslie Mann, and follows a group of women in New York City who have different approaches on how to be single.
The film was theatrically released in the United States on February 12, 2016, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It grossed $112 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “How to Be Single” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.