How Do You Know
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| Directed by | James L. Brooks |
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| Written by | James L. Brooks |
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| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński |
| Edited by | Richard Marks |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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| Box office | $48.7 million |
How Do You Know is a 2010 American romantic comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by James L. Brooks, and starring Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson and Jack Nicholson.
The film was shot in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. It was released on December 12, 2010. It was the third film to feature Witherspoon and Rudd following 1998’s Overnight Delivery and 2009’s Monsters vs. Aliens. The film was a critical and financial failure, grossing $48 million against a $100 million net budget.
Softball player Lisa Jorgenson is devastated when she is left off the Team USA roster. Unsure what to do next, Lisa begins dating Matty Reynolds, a pitcher for the Washington Nationals. She also receives an intriguing phone call from a young executive, George Madison, who was advised by a friend of Lisa's to give her a call. George calls out of politeness because he wants to explain that his relationship with his girlfriend has just become more serious. But life takes an abrupt turn for the worse for George when he suddenly finds himself the target of a federal criminal investigation for corporate malfeasance at a company run by his father, Charles Madison. George is fired from his job and abandoned by the company, with the exception of his father and his pregnant secretary, Annie.
Still reeling from this blow, George goes to his girlfriend for sympathy and is stunned when she immediately breaks up with him. On a whim, George calls again to invite Lisa to dinner and she accepts. It turns out to be a disaster; George is so overwhelmed with his troubles that Lisa eventually asks that they just eat in silence, and they part ways not expecting to see one another again. Soon, Lisa moves in with Matty, who has a penthouse in the same upscale building where George's father lives. Matty is rich, well-meaning and fun, but is also immature and insensitive, and continues to have casual affairs with other women.
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