- HD 1080
- Runtime: 110m.
- Status: Released
- 1
- Languages: en
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: Robert B. Weide
- Stars: Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Danny Huston, Megan Fox, Jeff Bridges
- keywords: new york city, journalist, failure, magazine, based on memoir or autobiography, starlet, british man, cult of celebrity, awards show, celebrity worship, workplace romance, celebrity interview, in crowd
- Production_studio: UK Film Council, Intandem Films, Number 9 Films, Aramid Entertainment, Lipsync Productions, Film4 Productions
- Slogan: He's across the pond, and out of his depth.
- The How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is featured in the top rankings of 2008
- #98 in Top Romance Movies of 2008
Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy awards ceremony, Sidney turns his fortunes around, attracting the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of New York-based glossy magazine 'Sharps', and landing the holy grail of journalism jobs. The Brit jets off to the Big Apple and moves from one blunder to the next.