Underplayed Gems

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days poster
Directed by
Donald Petrie
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
Germany, United States
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 4,520 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A magazine writer tries to drive a guy away in 10 days for an article, while he bets he can make her fall in love with him. They both use tricks on each other as their fake relationship gets messier.

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What happens

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by Donald Petrie, from a script by Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan, and Burr Steers, and starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. Loosely based on the picture book of the same name by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long, the plot concerns a women's magazine writer and an advertising executive who both begin a relationship with ulterior motives. While the story and characters in the film are original, the dating "don'ts" of the picture book are included in the film. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days was released theatrically by Paramount Pictures in the United States on February 7, 2003, and in Germany on April 17, 2003, and was a box office success, grossing $177.5 million against a production budget of $50 million. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Hudson and McConaughey's acting and chemistry, but criticized the script and predictable plot. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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