My Best Friend's Girl

My Best Friend's Girl

It's funny what love can make you do...

Directed by Howard Deutch

Produced by New Wave Entertainment, Lionsgate

2008101 min5.6 / 10

A lighthearted romantic comedy built on a dating scheme gone wrong, where misguided loyalty collides with genuine attraction.

Lovestruck Dustin is dating Alexis, his ideal girlfriend, but when she dumps him for coming on too strong, Dustin takes drastic measures to win her back. He asks his best friend Tank to take her on the worst rebound date imaginable - his side job - so that she will come running back to him, and Tank reluctantly agrees. However, Alexis is more than a match for Tank's shock tactics and he begins to really fall for her, leaving him torn between loyalty to Dustin and his growing attraction toward Alexis.

Where to watch

Questions people ask

  • Is My Best Friend's Girl scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is My Best Friend's Girl sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is My Best Friend's Girl violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is My Best Friend's Girl easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does My Best Friend's Girl end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

Written about

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity23

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise48

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Everything like My Best Friend's Girl, and what each one shares →

Like My Best Friend's Girl

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as My Best Friend's Girl

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like My Best Friend's Girl, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like My Best Friend's Girl, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like My Best Friend's Girl, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

Share thisXBlueskyReddit