How to Deal (2003)
"Rule #1: There are no rules."
ThumbScore
👍 63%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 27%
(RT: 27%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
Seen it? Rate it in one tap.
FavoriteLoved itLiked itIt was OKNot for me
Rate 5 films and ThumbScore predicts your score for every other one. Not seen it? Get your predicted score →
Where to Watch
Subtitles on OpenSubtitles.com: English · Español · Español (Latinoamérica) · Español (España)
Most Spanish subtitles are not marked by region.
Full of ads, or out of sync? Fix it free, in your browser
Cast
Is How to Deal good?
It's divisive. 63% audience score, estimated from 170 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 27%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
For teenager Halley, love seems like an alien concept. Her mother is divorcing her father, who is dating a younger woman Halley can't stand. Her sister is about to get married and doesn't realize that her fiancé is not the man of her dreams. And her best friend has fallen madly in love for the first time, leaving Halley to feel even more alone. But, when she meets edgy Macon, she learns what love is really all about. Wikipedia ↗
