How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
Director
Robert B. Weide
Main cast
Kelan Pannell; Janette Scott; Simon Pegg; Megan Fox; Gillian Anderson
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Description
A British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York. Based on Toby Young's memoir "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People".
Robert B. Weide
Main cast
Kelan Pannell; Janette Scott; Simon Pegg; Megan Fox; Gillian Anderson
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Description
A British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York. Based on Toby Young's memoir "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People".
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