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How to Be

How to Be

2008Movie⏱️ 1h 25mNot Rated
ComedyDrama
5.3
IMDB Rating
4,084 votes

A young man having an existential crisis convinces a Canadian self-help guru to come to London and become his personal life coach.

Director
Oliver Irving
Writers
N/A
Stars
Robert Pattinson, Rebecca Pidgeon, Powell Jones
Release Date
August 28, 2009
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🏆 6
Wins
💬 21
Reviews
📋 4.3K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson
as Art
Rebecca Pidgeon
Rebecca Pidgeon
as Mother
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Powell Jones
as Dr. Ellington
Jeremy Hardy
Jeremy Hardy
as Jeremy
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Michael Irving
as Father
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Mike Pearce
as Nikki
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Johnny White
as Ronny
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Alisa Arnah
as Jessica
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Joe Hastings
as Dave
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Biddy Rowe
as Woman at Old House

💰 Box Office

$30,945
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
England, UK
Production
How To Be Films

🏷️ Keywords

youngmanself helpmusiciantherapist

🎯 Categories

ComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Not for everyone, but I loved it
by SaintCrystal2008-01-23
7/10

"The funny thing about this film is in the first 3 minutes I'm saying to myself, that's Cedric Diggory, being the ignorant American I am. But after the 4th minute I could see no one but Art, the lovable and pathetic loser who just doesn't know how to get a handle on his life because he has no one to validate his existence. His parents loath him, his girlfriend dumps him, and his new age therapist seems to need Art more than Art needs him in the end. I came home from seeing this movie at Slamdance and described it to someone as "my life, except 20 something, and a guy, and in..."

💡 Did You Know?

The film was released the same year as the vampire flick Twilight (2008) which Robert Pattinson (Art) starred as Edward Cullen.

📖 Synopsis

A young man having an existential crisis convinces a Canadian self-help guru to come to London and become his personal life coach.