For teenager Halley, love seems like an alien concept. Her mother is divorcing her father, who is dating a younger woman Halley can't stand. Her sister is about to get married and doesn't realize that her fiancé is not the man of her dreams. And her best friend has fallen madly in love for the first time, leaving Halley to feel even more alone. But, when she meets edgy Macon, she learns what love is really all about.
Is How to Deal on Netflix? Unfortunately the movie How to Deal is not yet available on Netflix.
| Directing | Clare Kilner | Director |
| Writing | Neena Beber | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sarah Dessen | Novel |
| Production | Erica Huggins | Producer |
| Production | William Teitler | Producer |
| Camera | Eric Alan Edwards | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Shawna Callahan | Editor |
| Editing | Janice Hampton | Editor |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Art | Dan Davis | Production Design |
| Art | Andrew M. Stearn | Art Direction |
| Art | Carolyn A. Loucks | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alexandra Welker | Costume Design |
| Directing | Samantha Armstrong | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Karen Tyrell | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Toby Emmerich | Executive Producer |
| Art | Deborah Ross | Title Designer |
| Sound | David Kitay | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Chris Van Allsburg | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ted Field | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mathew Hart | Co-Producer |
| Production | Mathew Hart | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Scott Kroopf | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Linde | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stephanie Striegel | Co-Producer |
| Production | Michele Weiss | Executive Producer |
