Love Hard

2021

1 hr. 44 min.

Holiday

Romance

Comedy

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30 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

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An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for the holidays, only to discover that she's been catfished. This lighthearted romantic comedy chronicles her attempt to reel in love.

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Critics Consensus

Love Hard's interesting setup and charming cast have a definite rom-com appeal, even if the story never quite develops its main characters' love connection.

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Audience Consensus

Anyone in the mood for a sweet and charming holiday rom-com won't find it difficult to love Love Hard.

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Eduarda O

Eu absolutamente não sei como acabei assistindo isso, mas assisti (por livre e espontânea vontade). É um filme de comédia romântica e natal, provavelmente havia bebido todas no dia. Mas enfim: Nina Dobrev linda estava com saudades da pitchuquinha na minha tela – não ligue para eles, princesa, eles não sabem o que falam. Tem todo aquele negócio de "amor verdadeiro sem fazer uso de aparência" e a mensagem é legal. Um filme okay mas grandes merdas.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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Jo H

Well written and acted. Funny, exciting, romantic, and the music was great which I always think can sometimes make or break a movie. Loved it! It's one of those movies you want to watch again and again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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Jeff M

I am sure this admittedly audience friendly holiday rom-com will have many fans, but it rubbed me wrong on several different levels. If you're going to make a movie where the characters spend virtually every minute lying to themselves and to everyone around them, you have to create people we care about at least a little bit. I immediately think of MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING - Julia Roberts spends the whole movie being dishonest but we feel for her character and her predicament. The characters here are cookie-cutter caricatures, and I didn't care what happened to them. That is death for a romantic movie. I was particularly disgusted with how Barnet's character is treated and basically thrown away after the climax. And certain characters have 180 degree attitude changes with no explanation whatsoever. There isn't a cliche this movie doesn't touch - we have the sassy best friend, the stern boss, the wacky grandma... This movie is so tired it even steals scenes from other movies. There is one truly inspired moment - a hilarious Christmas caroling scene in which a controversial holiday song is given a ME TOO-era twist. That was absolutely charming! Otherwise, when you get down to the nuts and bolts of the story here, we find uncharismatic performances, unappealing characters and lots of selfish and idiotic behavior.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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Tim S

Fun story that fits the current world. Jimmy O. Wang is amazing in this movie and Nina brings her role to life.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/29/23

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Dean C

Suddenly an unexpected Christmas classic. Loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/27/23

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Sam M

Movie was entertaining, funny, and thoughtful.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/25/23

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Nina Dobrev

Natalie Bauer

Darren Barnet

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I was amused watching the writers try to twist this strange premise into a happy ending.

Dec 10, 2021

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David Ehrlich

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American rom-coms have become a zombie genre, and brainless streaming content like Love Hard -- from its tech-driven narrative, nostalgic plotting, and tossed-off production -- epitomizes why they refuse to die or be reborn.

Rated: D+

Nov 5, 2021

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Melanie McFarland

Salon.com

Opposites attract, always and forever... and yet the screenwriters never bother to develop a plausible path for the destined couple to find its way to each other.

Nov 5, 2021

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Jillian Chilingerian

Offscreen With Jillian

A light-hearted film with themes of lying makes it an interesting watch that leaves viewers confused about the overall message.

Jul 26, 2023

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Nuha Hassan

Nuha Hassan

Love Hard doesn’t try to be any of those movies, but the magic and chemistry between the romantic leads are just nowhere to be found.

Jul 21, 2023

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Carson Timar

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Love Hard might not be anything close to required viewing, but it still is quite a fun film to start the holiday season.

Feb 12, 2022

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Synopsis

An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for the holidays, only to discover that she's been catfished. This lighthearted romantic comedy chronicles her attempt to reel in love.

Director: Hernán Jiménez
Executive Producer: Steven Bello
Screenwriter: Daniel Mackey, Rebecca Ewing
Production Co: Wonderland Sound and Vision
Genre: Holiday, Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2021

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