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How to Be Single (2016)

Film · 1h 50m · Rated R

Comedy, Romance

New York City singles navigate whimsical, witty romance while earnestly discovering love's evolving definitions.

Feel-good and romantic, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

Streaming on YouTube (free).

How to Be Single parents guide

Nothing past what an R promises: moderate sex and nudity, and no real violence.

Scare
Not scary
Jump scares
None noted
Gore
No gore
Violence
No real violence
Sex and nudity
Moderate
Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
Language
Strong
Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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What is How to Be Single about?

New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, and what Alice, Robin, Lucy, Meg, Tom and David all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Yes. It lands on a happy note.

Cast and crew

Directed byChristian Ditter
StarringDakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann, Alison Brie, Damon Wayans Jr., Anders Holm

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