---
title: 'How to Make the Cruelest Month (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kip Koenig'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/how-to-make-the-cruelest-month-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138501/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# How to Make the Cruelest Month (1998)

1998 · 99 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

How to Make the Cruelest Month is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Kip Koenig and starring Clea DuVall. The story centers on Bell, a young woman who resolves to accomplish her New Year’s resolutions—to quit smoking and to find love—before the end of December.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kip Koenig](https://cinepixo.com/people/kip-koenig)
- **Screenplay:** [Kip Koenig](https://cinepixo.com/people/kip-koenig)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jeff Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-martin)

## Cast

- [Gabriel Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-mann)
- [James Duval](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-duval)
- [Mary Kay Place](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-kay-place)
- [Marianne Jean-Baptiste](https://cinepixo.com/people/marianne-jean-baptiste)
- [Ethan Embry](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-embry)
- [Amy Smart](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-smart)
- [Dennis Haysbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-haysbert)
- [Clea DuVall](https://cinepixo.com/people/clea-duvall)
- [J. D. Souther](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-d-souther)
- [Melissa Auf der Maur](https://cinepixo.com/people/melissa-auf-der-maur)
- [Christopher Gartin](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-gartin)
- [Fred Weller](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-weller)
- [Jorja Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorja-fox)

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