Today’s Prayer Focus

How to Be Single

also known as “Célibataire - Mode d'emploi,” Como Ser Solteira,” “Cómo ser soltera,” See more »

MPA Rating: R-Rating (MPA)

for sexual content and strong language throughout.

Moral Rating:	not reviewed
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:	Adults
Genre:	Romance Comedy Adaptation
Length:	1 hr. 50 min.
Year of Release:	2016
USA Release:	February 12, 2016 (wide—3,343 theaters) DVD: May 24, 2016

Relevant Issues

What is the proper way for lonely people to seek the right match?

ever-evolving definitions of love in our world

fornication in the Bible

SEXUAL LUST—What does the Bible say about it? Answer

lust (WebBible Encyclopedia)

PURITY—Should I save sex for marriage? Answer

TEMPTATIONS—How can I deal with temptations? Answer

CONSEQUENCES—What are the consequences of sexual immorality? Answer

DATING GUIDELINES—What are the biblical guidelines for dating relationships? Answer

drunkenness in the Bible

TRUE LOVE—What is true love and how do you know when you have found it? Answer

Learn how to make your love the best it can be. Discover biblical answers to questions about sex, marriage, sexual addictions, and more.

Featuring	Dakota Johnson … Alice Alison Brie Leslie Mann Rebel Wilson … Robin Damon Wayans Jr. Anders Holm … Tom Jake Lacy … Ken Jason Mantzoukas Nicholas Braun See all » Nick Bateman Tuesday Knight Ashley Blankenship … Jenny - Hot Drunk Girl Maria Breyman … Dancer Amanda Tenen … Dancer Charlotte Kirk Marko Caka … Italian Model Margo Kazaryan … Dancer Carla Quevedo … Camille Nancy Cejari … Dancer Mickey Gooch Jr. … Big Boy Nicole Bonifacio … Bar Patron Stefanie Bloom … Parent Rebecca Ruber … Waitress Aly Tricarico … Alice's Teen Doppelganger Ali Marsh … Broker Anna Eilinsfeld … Brittany Sipiwe Moyo … Pregnant Lady April Szykeruk … Lost commuter Mareli Miniutti … Party Girl Justin Michael Woods … Shopper at Grand Central Judith Lightfoot Clarke … Josh's Mom Diana Oh … Sign in Lady Prashant Rai … Clubber Samantha Cocozza … Club Goer Derrick Simmons … Cabbie Julia Mattison … Makeup Saleslady Sidney Beitz … Dancer Vanessa Rubio … Jane Harrison Tati Baramia … Pregnant Lady Derek Brantley … VIP Bouncer Agron Karameti … Club goer Mary Quinn McCaig … Madeline 7 months old Lindsay Dyan Epp … Club Goer Richie Moriarty … Stan Ella June Conroy Patrick Boll … Josh's Dad Chloe Fontain … Law Party Guest #1 Murf Meyer … Pleated Khaki Guy Jonathan Braylock … Cabbie #4 Lori Burch … Grand Central Traveler Tim White … Hot Guy At Club Eason Rytter … Kid in the Bookstore Kc Coy … Attractive Guy Jonathan Ercolino … Club Goer / Restaurant Patron Engel Ramos … Club Goer Christopher Michael Daly … Supreme Shopper Courtney Leigh Goodwin … St. Patricks Day parade attendee DeWitt Fleming Jr. … Party Guest #1 Rebecca Childers … Pregnant Lady Julia Gross … Girl In Club / Bar Patron Bea Carly Erenio … Danny Donovan Pierre Coleman … Child in house Zani Jones Mbayise … Phoebe Bijou Arcangela … Party Friend Allan Greenberg … Bill Larissa Schrage … Woman in Dept. Store Devin Zamir Coleman … Kid in book store Patrick J. Clark … Cute Guy in Cafe
Director	Christian Ditter — “Love, Rosie” (2014), “The Crocodiles” (2009), “French for Beginners” (2006)
Producer	Flower Films New Line Cinema Rickard Pictures
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company

Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “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. This film explores the dating lives of five single New York women, one of whom, Julie, is writing a book about how bachelorettes across the world manage. Julie embarks on a trip around the world for the book and gets involved in an international affair, while her four friends duke it out on the New York dating scene.”

This film is based on the 2008 novel by Liz Tuccillo.

See list of Relevant Issues—questions-and-answers.

Critics
Non-viewer comments

Comments from non-viewers

Negative—Just by watching the trailer for this, you should know that it is absolute garbage. Hollywood movies for the most part are filth, and this movie is no exception. Do yourself a favor and don’t go see this movie. Maybe if Hollywood loses money, it will produce less garbage.

Alex Johnson, age 24 (USA)

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Movie Critics

…How To Be Single is a wonderful surprise. …a funny look at dating… This romantic comedy stands out from the pack… a smart, fun and sweet movie… [3/4]

Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

…delivers a surprisingly high quotient of solid laughs. …

Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter

…Pseudoprofound rom-com never quite feels more than manufactured… [2/4]

David Berry, National Post

…“How to Be Single” is raunchy, rote and not terribly romantic… awkwardly misshapen attempt to reconcile the archaic conventions of romantic comedy with the 21st-century values of independence and sexual self-determination…

Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post

…Refreshing film breaks up with romcom fundamentals… exhorts its young female target audience to cherish singlehood as a precious opportunity for self-discovery… [2/4]

Julian Carrington, The Globe and Mail

…Just be glad there are plenty of alternatives to this depressing, sexist worldview… [1/4]

Sara Stewart, New York Post

…flops… a rabbit hole of deadening life lessons and half-baked screenwriting…

Nicolas Rapold, The New York Times