How to Be Single October 25, 2018May 12, 2022 Admin What’s the Tomatometer®? Critics SIGN UP | LOG IN MOVIES TV SHOWS NewRT PODCAST NEWS SHOWTIMES TRENDING ON RT Top Gun: Maverick Most Anticipated TV & Streaming Firestarter Candy WATCH TRAILER HOW TO BE SINGLE R 2016, Romance/Comedy, 1h 50m 46% TOMATOMETER158 Reviews 47% AUDIENCE SCORE25,000+ Ratings WHAT TO KNOW CRITICS CONSENSUS 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. Read critic reviews YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE 54% 45% The Company You Keep 28% 44% Burnt 33% 44% Men, Women & Children 11% 48% Fifty Shades Darker 24% 28% The Comedian WHERE TO WATCH Rent/buy from $3.99 Rent/buy from $3.99 Subscription Rent/buy from $3.99 RATE AND REVIEW WANT TO SEE HOW TO BE SINGLE VIDEOS 9:48 How to Be Single: B-Roll 1 2:33 How to Be Single: Red Band Trailer 1 2:18 How to Be Single: Trailer 1 View All Videos (3) HOW TO BE SINGLE PHOTOS 1 2 3 4 5 View All Photos (42) MOVIE INFO 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. Rating: R (Strong Language Throughout|Sexual Content) Genre: Romance, Comedy Original Language: English Director: Christian Ditter Producer: John Rickard, Dana Fox Writer: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein, Dana Fox Release Date (Theaters): Feb 12, 2016 Wide Release Date (Streaming): May 24, 2016 Box Office (Gross USA): $46.8M Runtime: 1h 50m Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1) CAST & CREW Dakota Johnson Alice Rebel Wilson Robin Alison Brie Lucy Leslie Mann Meg Damon Wayans Jr. David Anders Holm Tom Show all Cast & Crew CRITIC REVIEWS FOR HOW TO BE SINGLE All Critics (158) | Top Critics (48) | Fresh (73) | Rotten (85) How to Be Single is over a half hour before it’s over. November 14, 2016 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… Mick LaSalleSan Francisco Chronicle TOP CRITIC 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. August 15, 2016 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… Sara Michelle FettersMovieFreak.com TOP CRITIC If only How to Be Single had the smarts to not just deliver twists on clichs, but avoid them altogether. June 13, 2016 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… Max WeissBaltimore Magazine TOP CRITIC How to Be Single is an above average romantic comedy that excels thanks to stellar performances and the fact that Ditter makes an effort to make it a very human story. February 23, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… Perri NemiroffCollider TOP CRITIC True, your average broody careerist might struggle to find a gym-toned-cutie with a secret yearning to be a stay-at-home dad. Then again, what film doesn’t encourage fantasies? February 21, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Charlotte O’SullivanLondon Evening Standard TOP CRITIC How to Be Single defies expectations in a satisfying way. February 19, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… Stephen RomeiThe Australian TOP CRITIC Feels more like a failed television pilot than a feature film. April 22, 2022 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review… Brian EggertDeep Focus Review 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. February 3, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… Richard CrouseRichard Crouse What a depressing assemblage of contemptible yet physically attractive people. December 5, 2020 | Rating: 2/10 | Full Review… Mike MassieGone With The Twins No, nothing about this world seems real, yet somehow this energetic subversion of typical rom-coms manages to be more relatable and entertaining than it has any right to be. April 3, 2020 | Full Review… Dan ScullyCinema76 How to Be Single is a fluffy comedy at times that does have some depth to its script. January 22, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… Sarah Knight AdamsonSarah’s Backstage Pass No amount of “hey, at least they seem to be trying” can excuse the phoned-in plotting and prefab, contrived wish-fulfillment that passes for a screenplay. January 13, 2020 | Full Review… Chris McCoyMemphis Flyer View All Critic Reviews (158) AUDIENCE REVIEWS FOR HOW TO BE SINGLE Apr 08, 2017 A kind of clever and poignant film about relationships, How to Be Single is an entertaining rom-com. After Alice breaks up with her long-time boyfriend she befriends a co-worker who helps her navigate the single scene in New York City; meanwhile, her sister faces her own relationship issues when a casual hook up turns into something more. Starring Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Alison Brie, and Leslie Mann, the casting is pretty good (through Wilson is rather annoying; playing her typical load mouth character). And, the film has some interesting things to say about dating, and the societal expectations that come with it. However, it can be a bit clichéd at times and the jokes are hit and miss. How to Be Single has some problems, but there’s a sincerity to it and it deliver a lot of laughs. SHOW MORE Dann MSUPER REVIEWER Jun 15, 2016 Too much Rebel Wilson (who is neither funny or convincing) and a child free character who turns full baby crazed within 10 minutes kill this one. Otherwise could have been a decent chick flick. SHOW MORE Nicki MSUPER REVIEWER Jun 08, 2016 Much better than I fist imagined and the script is funny and realistic and director DItter captures the single life in the modern era quite well. Dakota Johnson is likeable as the lead heroine and Rebel Wilson is funny but her act wears thin by movie’s end. But, I have always questioned the talents of Leslie Mann in the past and found her shrew. But, she gets a good role that shows she has some depth as an actress. The script is slow but the end is satisfying enough. Good rental for the weekend. 06-03-2016 SHOW MORE Christopher OSUPER REVIEWER Jun 02, 2016 Dakota Johnson’s flat everygirl quality is actually quite perfect for Alice, a twenty-something trying to find herself in the aftermath of a codependent relationship. There is the requisite misguided ex-sex and no-strings-attached friend-sex of a standard romcom, but there’s also genuine friendship between the age-diverse women and a good balance of raunchy girl-bonding comedy (courtesy of reliable hot mess Rebel Wilson) and complex emotion from the parade of interesting new suitors. The ending also delivers well on the premise of the title – no more, no less. SHOW MORE Alice SSUPER REVIEWER See all Audience reviews QUOTES There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. 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