How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

Most people think so. 79% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 44%, but audiences disagreed.

It's the battle of wills, as Andie needs to prove she can dump a guy in 10 days, whereas Ben needs to prove he can win a girl in 10 days. Now, the clock is ticking—and the wildly entertaining comedy smash is off and running in this irresistible tale of sex, lies and outrageous romantic fireworks! Wikipedia ↗

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is a 2003 American romantic comedy directed by Donald Petrie. Kate Hudson stars as Andie Anderson, a magazine columnist who bets her editor she can write a first-person article about driving a man away by doing everything women are told not to do in relationships — becoming clingy, jealous, emotionally suffocating, and redecorating his apartment in pink. Matthew McConaughey stars as Ben Barry, an advertising executive who simultaneously bets his colleagues he can make any woman fall in love with him in 10 days to win a lucrative campaign.

Neither knows about the other's bet, and the comedy arises from their cross-purposes — Andie is trying to be as repulsive as possible while Ben must be irresistibly charming under any circumstances. Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey's chemistry was the film's engine, their genuine attraction making both bets feel doomed from the start. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days earned $177 million worldwide on a $50 million budget.