How to Deal
“Rule #1: There are no rules.”
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.
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Cast
28 people
Mandy Moore
Halley Martin
Known for
Tangled
A Walk to Remember
Trent Ford
Macon Forrester
Known for
Burning Blue
Gosford Park
Allison Janney
Lydia Martin
Known for
Finding Nemo
I, Tonya
Alexandra Holden
Scarlett Smith
Known for
Dead End
The Hot Chick
Dylan Baker
Steve Beckwith
Known for
Hunters
Spider-Man 2
Nina Foch
Grandma Halley
Known for
Spartacus
The Ten Commandments
Mary Catherine Garrison
Ashley Martin
Known for
Somebody Somewhere
Begin Again
Connie Ray
Marion Smith
Known for
Stuart Little
About Schmidt
Mackenzie Astin
Lewis Warsher
Known for
Love & Death
Teenage Bounty Hunters
Charlotte Sullivan
Elizabeth Gunderson
Known for
Rookie Blue
Radius
Ray Kahnert
Donald Sherwood
Also in
The Umbrella Academy
Assault on Precinct 13
Andrew Gillies
Buck Warsher
Known for
12 Monkeys
Orphan Black
Clare Kilner Director · Neena Beber Screenplay Sarah Dessen Author
Worldwide gross $14M · Budget $16M · United States release July 18, 2003
Box office
Budget
$16,000,000
Worldwide gross
$14,308,132
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Focus Features
Production · Studio
Golden Mean
Production
Radar Pictures
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 18, 2003
Theatrical
Czechia
October 2, 2003 · Theatrical
Poland
April 15, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Spain
April 15, 2005 · Theatrical
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