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The Hating Game

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Based on the best-selling book, THE HATING GAME tells the story of ambitious good girl Lucy Hutton and her cold, efficient work nemesis, Joshua Templeton. Committed to achieving professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy ultimately embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against Josh, a rivalry that is increasingly complicated by her mounting attraction to him.
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The Hating Game's dismayingly retrograde approach to the battle of the sexes is often offset by the sparkling chemistry between its well-matched leads.

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Leslie Felperin Guardian About as bland and as easily consumed as a cone of soft-serve ice-cream on a hot day. Rated: 2/5 Aug 8, 2022 Full Review Stephen Romei The Australian There are some decent twists, especially when we learn of Joshua's family history, and the chemistry between the two starsripples with possibility. Rated: 3/5 Feb 1, 2022 Full Review Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) It's a familiar but perfectly viable starting point, in a genre where what matters isn't the premise so much as what you do with it. But director Peter Hutchings and writer Christina Mengert have no ambitions to take us anywhere new. Rated: 2/5 Jan 28, 2022 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...tedious and uninvolving... Rated: 1/4 Apr 27, 2024 Full Review Gissane Sophia Lady Geeks Media If you’re a fan of romantic comedies, then The Hating Game is easy to love. Rated: 3/5 Feb 4, 2024 Full Review Rebecca Johnson Film Focus Online Fans of the book will appreciate how true the adaptation stays to its source material, and those new to the story will hopefully appreciate its character quirks and workplace rivalry. Rated: 3/5 Jul 25, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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KaitlinF I am a huge fan of the book and had high expectations going into the movie. They captured their relationship and overall storyline of the book beautifully. Lucy and Josh had great chemistry. Can't wait to watch it again! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/10/21 Full Review Susan F Loved, Loved, LOVED this movie. The chemistry between the principles, the pacing, the sharp banter and LOL rejoinders were a big delight, and Austin Stowell is very easy on the eyes too boot. Also read the book and enjoyed it as well. I wish they had included the verbal exchange between Lucy and Josh when she was trying to "guess" what type of car he drove: "...Kermit green Mini-Cooper, but the front seat doesn't move back, so you're driving with your knees on either side of the steering wheel..." was an image that was LOL funny. This is one of my favorite of all time rom-coms, and I've added it to my personal library of movies on DVD. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/28/25 Full Review Alessandro C The actors did their best to add emotion to a flat film with weak dialogue and a poor story Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/20/25 Full Review Audience Member "Watching The Hating Game is kinda like playing an old-school Geometry Dash level https://geometerydashh.com/ — the design feels a bit outdated, but the rhythm between the leads keeps you tapping through. Their chemistry hits like a perfect jump combo!" Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/05/25 Full Review Priscilla C Started this movie with high expectations. Was met with a teenager’s first-try at a wattpad story. Extremely predictable, absolutely no story line. I would be more interested in watching paint dry. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/24/25 Full Review Irina B Watched The Hating Game on Netflix and really enjoyed. The leads have chemistry, the dialogue is witty, and the pacing is excellent. Definitely one of the better rom-coms. Never read the book, so can't comment on that. Appreciate that this is a well produced film not from The Hallmark Channel. We barely get any films like this these days. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Based on the best-selling book, THE HATING GAME tells the story of ambitious good girl Lucy Hutton and her cold, efficient work nemesis, Joshua Templeton. Committed to achieving professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy ultimately embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against Josh, a rivalry that is increasingly complicated by her mounting attraction to him.
Director
Peter Hutchings
Producer
Brice Dal Farra, Claude Dal Farra, Santosh Govindaraju, Brian Keady, Dan Reardon
Screenwriter
Christina Mengert
Distributor
Vertical Entertainment
Production Co
BCDF Pictures, Convergent Media.
Rating
R (Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 10, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 10, 2021
Runtime
1h 42m
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