Love Hard
Seen it?2021 | 105 min | Comedy, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for Christmas, only to discover that she's been catfished. But the object of her affection actually lives in the same town, and the guy who duped her offers to set them up if she pretends to be his own girlfriend for the holidays.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 42 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a solid audience; spent 5 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 134K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hernán Jiménez
- Nina DobrevNatalie Bauer
- Jimmy O. YangJosh Lin
- Darren BarnetTag
- James SaitoBob Lin
- Rebecca StaabBarb Lin
- Harry Shum Jr.Owen Lin
- Mikaela HooverChelsea Lin
- Matty FinochioLee
- Heather McMahanKerry
- Fletcher DonovanEric