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After four years of college, young Alice (Dakota Johnson) decides she needs a break from her long-term boyfriend Josh. Excited and ready for new challenges, the eager grad moves to New York to take a job as a paralegal. Helping her navigate her way through an unfamiliar city is Robin (Rebel Wilson), a fun-loving, wild co-worker who enjoys partying and one-night stands. With Robin as her freewheeling guide, Alice can now learn how to get free drinks, meet men and enjoy the single lifestyle.

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How to Be Single boasts the rough outline of a feminist rom-com, but too willingly indulges in the genre conventions it wants to subvert.

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How to Be Single (2016) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle How to Be Single is over a half hour before it's over. Rated: 2/4 Nov 14, 2016 Full Review How to Be Single (2016) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Wilson generates a number of heartfelt laughs, Johnson is a magnetically compelling lead and Mann is just plain spectacular, stealing every scene she's in with an effortlessness that's just plain super. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 15, 2016 Full Review How to Be Single (2016) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Max Weiss Baltimore Magazine If only How to Be Single had the smarts to not just deliver twists on clichs, but avoid them altogether. Rated: 2/4 Jun 13, 2016 Full Review How to Be Single (2016) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Feels more like a failed television pilot than a feature film. Rated: 1.5/4 Apr 22, 2022 Full Review How to Be Single (2016) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Richard Crouse Richard Crouse As a statement on modern relationships it's muddled but it does deliver enough laughs and romance to make it a pleasing enough Valentine's Day diversion. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 3, 2021 Full Review How to Be Single (2016) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Mike Massie Gone With The Twins What a depressing assemblage of contemptible yet physically attractive people. Rated: 2/10 Dec 5, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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ali P Pretty fed up with Dakota’s super soft voice and comparatively poorer acting, still it’s worth a watch. There’s definitely something single women can relate to in this multi-storyline movie. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/27/24 Full Review Tabita I Una película muy entretenida y con un buen mensaje "hay diferentes formas de ser feliz" 10 de 10 Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/18/24 Full Review angela g i really like this movie i thought it was going to be a raunchy comedy but it was more than a comedy i thought they did really good on the drama and the story Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/27/24 Full Review andre p Surprisingly, a more honest, sometimes hilarious, fun, sometimes sober look at single life. From multiple perspectives, reasons, outlooks, and visions, being single can be refused, embraced, challenging, and craved. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/08/24 Full Review Anna M L Love it.. its just simple movie when you can laid back and enjoy the ride. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/13/24 Full Review Will B Fairly forgettable rom com, silly at times. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Christian Ditter Director Dakota Johnson Alice Rebel Wilson Robin Alison Brie Lucy Leslie Mann Meg Damon Wayans Jr. David
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Synopsis After four years of college, young Alice (Dakota Johnson) decides she needs a break from her long-term boyfriend Josh. Excited and ready for new challenges, the eager grad moves to New York to take a job as a paralegal. Helping her navigate her way through an unfamiliar city is Robin (Rebel Wilson), a fun-loving, wild co-worker who enjoys partying and one-night stands. With Robin as her freewheeling guide, Alice can now learn how to get free drinks, meet men and enjoy the single lifestyle.

Director
Christian Ditter

Producer
John Rickard, Dana Fox

Screenwriter
Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein, Dana Fox

Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Co
Wrigley Pictures, New Line Cinema, Flower Films (II), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), RatPac-Dune Entertainment

Rating
R (Strong Language Throughout|Sexual Content)

Genre
Romance, Comedy

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 12, 2016, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
May 3, 2016

Box Office (Gross USA)
$46.8M

Runtime
1h 50m

Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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