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How to Lose a Popularity Contest

Name: How to Lose a Popularity Contest
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Cast: Sara Waisglass, Chase Hudson, Lillian Doucet-Roche, Graham Verchere, Ecstasia Sanders

2026 · 1h 43m · Comedy · Romance

MOVIHERO READ

Steady romance with a balanced watch profile. Best if you want relationships—not spectacle—to carry the emotional stakes.

74/100

MAYBE

WHAT IT'S ABOUT

A rebellious student and a perfectionist overachiever form an unlikely alliance in their race for student body president, discovering unexpected feelings along the way.

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74/100

MAYBE

MAYBEA rebellious student and a perfectionist overachiever form an unlikely alliance in their race for student body president, discovering unexpected feelings along the way.

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WHY THIS MIGHT BE FOR YOU

01The setup points to a relationship-driven story with romance at its center

02A manageable 103-minute runtime and a fairly steady watch with good forward movement define the practical movie-night fit

03Its 4.4/10 TMDB score is still based on a small audience sample, so MoviHero weighs the movie's actual profile more heavily

MOVIHERO EDITORIAL

Should you watch How to Lose a Popularity Contest?

How to Lose a Popularity Contest belongs in your night if you want the emotional stakes to come from a relationship rather than spectacle. It is a fairly steady watch with good forward movement, with a manageable 103-minute runtime, and the Watch Profile puts attention at 3/10 and emotional impact at 5/10. This is a mood-dependent call: the fit matters more than the headline score.

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