Claim: Alison Brie works as an actress.

How to Be Single is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by Christian Ditter and written by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein , based on the novel of the same name by Liz Tuccillo . It stars Dakota Johnson , Rebel Wilson , Alison Brie , Leslie Mann , Damon Wayans Jr. , Anders Holm , Jake Lacy and Jason Mantzoukas . It was released on February 12 , 2016 , by Warner Bros. . Pictures .