How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

Director: Donald Petrie
Writers: Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan, Bull Stiles, Michele Alexander, Jeannie Long
Actors: Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Katherine Hahn, Adam Goldberg, Thomas Lennon, Michael Michel, Shalom Harrow
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Region: USA / Germany
language: English
Released: 2003-02-07 (USA)
Runtime: 116 minutes
Also known as: Perfect Match Enemy / 10 Days of Love / Ten Days of Losing a Man / Ten Days of Love
Rating: IMDB 6.4 / Rotten Tomatoes 42%

Movie Synopsis
Summary：Beauty Andy (played by Kate Hudson) is a columnist for a fashion magazine, responsible for writing emotional articles such as “Guide to Love”. One day, the editor-in-chief assigned her a tricky task: to collect first-hand information on how to get rid of a man. Therefore, Andy has to find a boyfriend within ten days before dumping him.
Andy fell in love with Benjamin (Matthew McConaughey) who worked in an advertising agency, sharpened her knife, and prepared to implement her plan; who knows, Benjamin is a typical playboy, and he is playing with his boss Bet: Make a woman fall in love with him completely within ten days.
With dry wood and fire, they hit it off immediately, and they started a true and false love game.

“How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” is a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by Donald Petrie and starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. The film is based on a short cartoon book of the same name by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long.

The story follows Andie Anderson (played by Kate Hudson), a journalist who writes a column for a women’s magazine called “Composure”. Andie is assigned to write an article on how to lose a guy in 10 days, and she chooses advertising executive Benjamin Barry (played by Matthew McConaughey) as her subject.

Benjamin, who has made a bet with his colleagues that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days, agrees to the challenge, not realizing Andie’s true intentions. As they each try to manipulate the other to achieve their goals, they begin to develop feelings for one another.

The film was a commercial success, grossing over $177 million worldwide. It was praised for its lead performances, humor, and romantic chemistry, and has since become a beloved classic in the romantic comedy genre.