How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by Donald Petrie, from a script by Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan, and Burr Steers, and starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey.

Loosely based on the picture book of the same name by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long, the plot concerns a women's magazine writer and an advertising executive who both begin a relationship with ulterior motives.

Andie argues that the problem is instead her needy, excessively emotional behavior with men, and is inspired to write an article, "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days".

To prove her point, she will begin dating a man and, by imitating Michelle's behavior, provoke him to dump her within 10 days.

She makes Ben miss the final shot at a Knicks game by sending him to get her a soda, gets him punched in a movie theater by talking loudly while watching a film, moves very girly things into his apartment, gets him a fern plant to represent their love and a Chinese Crested Dog, and takes him to a Celine Dion concert instead of another Knicks game like he expected.

However, Ben's friends Tony and Thayer push him to stay the course by proposing couple's therapy with Andie, so he chases after her and she reluctantly agrees.

When they visit, she finds she likes his family, and is moved when his mother hugs her and asks her not to break Ben's heart.

[4][5] The yellow gown Kate Hudson wore in the movie was created by Carolina Herrera with the film’s costume designer.

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days: Music From the Motion Picture was released on January 28, 2003, by Virgin Records.

The site's critical consensus reads: "Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson are charming together, but they can't overcome How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' silly premise and predictable script.