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How to Deal is a american film of genre Drama directed by Clare Kilner released in USA on 18 july 2003 with Mandy Moore
How to Deal (2003)
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Add to a movie listHow to Deal is a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by Clare Kilner and starring Mandy Moore, Allison Janney and Trent Ford. It is based on two novels by Sarah Dessen which were That Summer and Someone like You.
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Halley Marie Martin (Mandy Moore) is a 17-year-old high school student who is disillusioned with love after seeing many dysfunctional relationships around her. Her parents are now divorced and her father, Len Martin (Peter Gallagher), a radio talk show host, has a new young girlfriend that the entire family despises; mainly because she's the reason for the divorce. Her mother, Lydia (Allison Janney), is now always alone while her sister, Ashley, is so overwhelmed by her upcoming wedding with Lewis Warsher that she barely exists in the house anymore. On top of that, the shallowness of all the girls and guys at her school convinces Halley that finding true love is impossible.Actors
Mandy Moore
(Halley Martin)
Allison Janney
(Lydia Martin)
Trent Ford
(Macon Forrester)
Alexandra Holden
(Scarlett Smith)
Mackenzie Astin
(Lewis Warsher)
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