How to Be

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How to Be

2008

1h 25m

Comedy

Drama

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Nothing is going right for 25-year-old Art (Robert Pattinson) -- his girlfriend (Alisa Arnah) dumped him; he got fired from his job; his career as a singer/songwriter isn't taking off; and he's forced to move back home with his mom (Rebecca Pidgeon) and dad (Michael Irving). No wonder he's depressed. But Art isn't surrendering. Using his inheritance, Art hires a self-help author, Dr. Ellington (Powell Jones), to help fix him, though it may drive everyone else crazy in the process.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

11/18/2009

1/4

An astonishingly irrelevant piece of work...

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Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

11/13/2009

A kind of problem child with whiskers bitten by love in this delayed coming of age family dyfunction outing, Pattinson impresses with his broad range, while doing daffy and despair at the same time.

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Geoff Berkshire

Metromix.com

04/29/2009

2/5

Fans who love 'RPattz' even more than Edward Cullen should be satisfied. They'll be the only ones.

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Steve Rhodes

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03/03/2009

2/4

Filled with British humor so dry that it's down-right parched. (Still, if you're a big fan of Robert Pattinson, I suspect you won't be disappointed.)

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Beks C

@beks22 Mar 8

Hilarious but also heartfelt. I love Robert Pattinson as Art!

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Lloyd S

@Lloyd93 Oct 9

This movie was so bad I wouldn't recommend it to my worst enemy.

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08/15/2014

In answer to the question, "How To Be?" my suggestion would be "less boring and trite". Undoubtedly, this film proves what may have been lost in all the "Twilight" glitz: Pattinson can't act his way out of a paper bag. It's astonishing how his lack of talent is distinguishable even among the troupe of hack actors surrounding him in this movie. From bad lighting, to amateurish sound, to abysmal hair and makeup, there is almost no bottom to this fail-bag of a film.

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03/21/2013

I loved this movie. The acting was very good, and the movie as a whole was fantastic.

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03/19/2013

What can I say? It's british, it sucks.

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02/06/2013

Started out hilarious but as the film developed the comedy turned more to the tragic and often annoying side as I wanted to slap Pattinson's Art for being such a pathetic character and having such cardboard cut out parents. There was enough to enjoy in this film but it is not one that I would highly recommend. Good to see Pattinson in something with his native accent, he can act - despite what is on display in Twilight.

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Oliver Irving

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Robert Pattinson

Art

Powell Jones

Dr. Ellington

Johnny White

Ronny

Rebecca Pidgeon

Mother

Jeremy Hardy

Jeremy

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Synopsis

Nothing is going right for 25-year-old Art (Robert Pattinson) -- his girlfriend (Alisa Arnah) dumped him; he got fired from his job; his career as a singer/songwriter isn't taking off; and he's forced to move back home with his mom (Rebecca Pidgeon) and dad (Michael Irving). No wonder he's depressed. But Art isn't surrendering. Using his inheritance, Art hires a self-help author, Dr. Ellington (Powell Jones), to help fix him, though it may drive everyone else crazy in the process.

Director: Oliver Irving
Producer: Justin Kelly
Screenwriter: Oliver Irving
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2016
Runtime: 1h 25m