How to Be Single (2016)

A group of young adults navigate love and relationships in New York City.

Director:

Christian Ditter

Writers:

Abby Kohn (screenplay), Marc Silverstein (screenplay)

Stars:

Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dakota Johnson	...	Alice
Rebel Wilson	...	Robin
Leslie Mann	...	Meg
Damon Wayans Jr.	...	David
Anders Holm	...	Tom
Alison Brie	...	Lucy
Nicholas Braun	...	Josh
Jake Lacy	...	Ken
Jason Mantzoukas	...	George
Colin Jost	...	Paul
Mickey Gooch Jr.	...	Robin's Date
Sarah Ramos	...	Michelle
Vanessa Rubio	...	David's Wife
Zani Jones Mbayise	...	Phoebe
Brent Morin	...	Lucy's Date

Storyline

There's a right way to be single, a wrong way to be single, and then...there's Alice. And Robin. Lucy. Meg. Tom. David. New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, be it a love connection, a hook-up, or something in the middle. And somewhere between the teasing texts and one-night stands, what these unmarrieds all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love. Sleeping around in the city that never sleeps was never so much fun.

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Plot Keywords:

male objectification | erection visible through clothing | erotica | bare chested male | telephone call | 

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Taglines:

There's a right way to be single, a wrong way to be single, and then...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and strong language throughout

Details

Official Sites:

British Board of Film Classification Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

How to Be Single

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$38,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,878,911, 14 February 2016

Gross USA:

$46,843,513

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$112,343,513

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Flower Films (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie is very different than its source novel. The novel centers around Julie Jenson, a single 38-year-old book publicist who travels to several places around the world to see how different cultures deal with single life.

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Goofs

Alice was wearing different shoes when walking through the street to Rockefeller, and in the building seeing the tree.

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Quotes

[I've been thinking that the time we have to be single, is really the time we have to get good at being alone]
[But, how good at being alone do we really want to be?]
[Isn't there a danger that you'll get so good at being single, so set in your ways, that you'll miss out on the chance to be with somebody great?]

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Connections

References Friends (1994)

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Soundtracks

Welcome To The Jungle
Written by Axl Rose, Duff McKagan, Izzy Stradlin, Slash (as Saul Hudson) and Steven Adler
Performed by Guns N' Roses
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

It isn't absolutely a bad romantic comedy movie. It's refreshing ...

How To Be Single is not a typical romantic comedy,but refreshing, entertaining one for what it's worth. I expected this movie for worse and actually got a lot of fun for sure. Furthermore, multiple laugh out loud-moments. I love the way they used of music and colorful set decoration. Anyway, I repeat it's not a typical romantic comedy but it's romantic and you can have a lot of fun without expecting too much.

All in all, as I said, I overall enjoyed this film for what it was worth as a romantic comedy. It was refreshing and modern. The cast brought a great comedic energy in their own unique ways. I would recommend this movie as a great candidate for a nice date night out. Although even the story is something interesting to embrace.

Overall I enjoyed 'How to Be Single'. As I said before, the plot is a very modern plot that many people have either been involved in or have been a witness to personally and all while everything happens, it is quite comical from beginning to end. Each actor and actress had a very entertaining and comedic role and all brought a creative energy to the film with each minute that passed. Dakota Johnson included. After seeing 'Fifty Shades of Grey' (yes, I know, I watched it, stop judging), I thought Dakota was unimpressive to say the least but in 'How to Be Single', she brings a very low-key comedic energy to the table and I found myself laughing at many of her quips and one- liners.