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Summary
How to Be a Gentleman, inspired by the book of the same name, is a comedy about the unlikely friendship between a traditional, refined writer and an unrefined personal trainer.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 34Audiences 38GoodWatch 37
Metascore41
Tomatometer26%
IMDb4.7
User score2.9
Time to watch it all
3 h 18 min
9 episodes, about 22 min each
An episode a night: done in 9 nights.
Reach
To rent or buy in 4 countries
First aired
2011
September 29, 2011
Ended 2012
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
- TV-PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated TV-PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 5 moreDirecting · 5
- Fred Savage Director
- Pamela Fryman Director
- Alex Hardcastle Director
- Gary Halvorson Director
- Tristram Shapeero Director
Writing · 6
- David Hornsby Writer, Creator
- Jeff Astrof Writer
- Justin Halpern Writer
- Patrick Schumacker Writer
- Michael Borkow Writer
- Robin Shorr Writer
How to Be a Gentleman episodes
1 season · 9 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Pilot, 5.7
- S1 E2 How to Have a One-Night Stand, 6.6
- S1 E3 How to Attend Your Ex-Fiance's Wedding, 6.7
- S1 E4 How to Share a Relationship, 6.9
- S1 E5 How to Be Draft Andrew, 7.3
- S1 E6 How to Dip Your Pen in the Company Ink, 7.6
- S1 E7 How to Get Along with Your Boss's New Girlfriend, 6.8
- S1 E8 How to Upstage Thanksgiving, 6.4
- S1 E9 How to Be Shallow, 6.8
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