My Best Friend's Girl

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My Best Friend's Girl

R

2008

1h 43m

Romance

Comedy

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Lovestruck Dustin (Jason Biggs) is dating Alexis (Kate Hudson), his ideal girlfriend, but when she dumps him for coming on too strong, Dustin takes drastic measures to win her back. He asks his pal Tank (Dane Cook) to take her on a horrible date so that she will come running back to him, and Tank happily agrees. However, Alexis is more than a match for Tank's shock tactics, leaving him torn between loyalty to Dustin and a growing attraction toward Alexis.

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Critics Consensus

My Best Friend's Girl spends too much time being vulgar and offensive, leaving little room for laughs.

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Reece Pendleton

Chicago Reader

12/08/2008

There's something genuinely transgressive beneath the movie's rom-com surface, though director Howard Deutch keeps retreating to the safety of frat-boy humor.

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Josh Rosenblatt

Austin Chronicle

10/18/2008

1.5/5

Any schmuck with a typewriter and a dirty mouth can test the limits of good taste; it's something else entirely to push the boundaries of narrative possibility and emotional empathy.

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

10/10/2008

3.5/5

Dane Cook proves why he is one of American comedy's favourite big-time naughty boys in this fast, funny, foul-tongued but sweet-natured adult-skewed romantic comedy.

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Kaleem Aftab

The National (UAE)

11/01/2018

Devoid of any heart, My Best Friend's Girl relies on schoolboy toilet humour to maintain interest.

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

12/31/2010

1/5

Inane, raunchy romantic comedy inspires no love.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

09/28/2009

2/4

...ultimately falls prey to the melodramatic silliness that one has come to expect from the romantic comedy genre.

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Jeremy W.

@reliablecritic Jun 11

This is of my top most favorite comedy movies of all time! Dane Cook delivered on this. Will not disappoint! Worthy Watch!

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Ian H

@Howellsey Aug 5

Crass and vulgar, but I laughed a lot.

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Ed R

@JustcallmeER 03/22/2025

Typical Dane Cook style of comedic performance.

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William L

@RT97692574 02/07/2025

Turned it off after first 10 min-go ahead & see if it strikes your funny bone, if you make it past that & are entertained u r good to go

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andrea c

@Charst 09/23/2022

Senza dubbio la commedia è divertente e da un certo punto di vista riesce anche ad appassionare per il finale non scontato. Il maggior pregio è sicuramente quello di riuscire a far ridere anche in quei momenti che solitamente sono talmente imbarazzanti da voler essere saltati velocemente. Alec Baldwin a piccole dosi fa sorridere solamente guardandolo. Meno interessanti alcuni aspetti e i dialoghi tra praticamente tutti personaggi. Si poteva trovare qualcosa di più originale nello sviluppo della trama.

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02/01/2022

If you enjoy absolutely *anything* that happens in the first 5 minutes or even crack a smile, then please tell the rest of us your secret.

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Synopsis

Lovestruck Dustin (Jason Biggs) is dating Alexis (Kate Hudson), his ideal girlfriend, but when she dumps him for coming on too strong, Dustin takes drastic measures to win her back. He asks his pal Tank (Dane Cook) to take her on a horrible date so that she will come running back to him, and Tank happily agrees. However, Alexis is more than a match for Tank's shock tactics, leaving him torn between loyalty to Dustin and a growing attraction toward Alexis.

Director: Howard Deutch
Producer: Adam Herz, Gregory Lessans, Josh Shader, Guymon Casady, Doug Johnson, Barry Katz, Brian Volk-Weiss
Screenwriter: Jordan Cahan
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lionsgate Films
Rating: R (Sexual Content Throughout|Graphic Dialogue|Some Nudity|Strong Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 9, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.2M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)