How to Be
Movie · Drama · Comedy

A wry comedy about Art, a frustrated musician, undergoing what he sees as a quarter-life crisis. This is not helped when his girlfriend dumps him and he has to move back in with his middle class parents - who are far from thrilled with the idea. Art's only friend, agoraphobic Ronny, has his own problems. Holed up in a London flat in a daze of nitrous oxide and electro music, Ronny wants to start a band with Art and happy-go-lucky friend Nikki, but only if it involves going no further afield than the flat's roof garden. Art discovers self-help guru, Dr Levi Ellington, author of It's Not Your Fault. Using inheritance money, Art pays for Dr. Ellington to move in with him and his parents becoming Art's full-time life coach, shadowing him wherever he goes. Art's painfully funny journey to define his existence brings to the fore the dysfunctional relationship he has with his parents and the importance in his life of his oddball friends. Rich in detail and dark yet affectionate humour. "How to Be" is a timely look at the increasingly common phenomena of grown-up children living at home, frustrated creativity and self-help.

2008 · 1h 25m
Starring Robert Pattinson, Powell Jones, Johnny White
Director Oliver Irving

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Cast & Crew

  • Robert Pattinson
    Art
  • P‌J
    Powell Jones
    Dr. Ellington
  • J‌W
    Johnny White
    Ronny
  • Rebecca Pidgeon
    Mother
  • Jeremy Hardy
    Jeremy
  • M‌I
    Michael Irving
    Father
  • A‌A
    Alisa Arnah
    Jessica
  • Oliver Irving
    Director
  • J‌K
    Justin Kelly
    Producer
  • M‌K
    Mirabel Kelly
    Producer
  • B‌K
    Bernard Kelly
    Producer

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How to Be

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A wry comedy about Art, a frustrated musician, undergoing what he sees as a quarter-life crisis. This is not helped when his girlfriend dumps him and he has to move back in with his middle class parents - who are far from thrilled with the idea. Art's only friend, agoraphobic Ronny, has his own problems. Holed up in a London flat in a daze of nitrous oxide and electro music, Ronny wants to start a band with Art and happy-go-lucky friend Nikki, but only if it involves going no further afield than the flat's roof garden. Art discovers self-help guru, Dr Levi Ellington, author of It's Not Your Fault. Using inheritance money, Art pays for Dr. Ellington to move in with him and his parents becoming Art's full-time life coach, shadowing him wherever he goes. Art's painfully funny journey to define his existence brings to the fore the dysfunctional relationship he has with his parents and the importance in his life of his oddball friends. Rich in detail and dark yet affectionate humour. "How to Be" is a timely look at the increasingly common phenomena of grown-up children living at home, frustrated creativity and self-help.

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Studio
How To Be Films
Released
2008
Run Time
1 hr 25 min
Rated
12
Regions of Origin
United Kingdom, United States
© 2008 How to Be films

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English (United Kingdom), English
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