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Love by Chance

Love by Chance

20166.01h 24m

Overview

Claire, an ambitious pastry chef, is busy running her new restaurant, but her meddling mom is preoccupied with her lack of love life. Without her knowledge, Claire’s mother finds her the perfect man, but when Claire finds out it wasn’t fate that brought them together, it could ruin the relationship.

Directed by Gary Harvey
Written by Karen Berger, Brian L. Ross
Produced by Stephen Harmaty, Ron French
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Top Cast

Beau Garrett

Beau Garrett

Claire Michaels

Brenda Strong

Brenda Strong

Helen Michaels

Benjamin Ayres

Benjamin Ayres

Eric Carlton

Garwin Sanford

Garwin Sanford

Sam Michaels

Peter Graham-Gaudreau

Peter Graham-Gaudreau

Arnie Michaels

John Cassini

John Cassini

Marco

Marci T. House

Marci T. House

Jori

Zahf Paroo

Zahf Paroo

Dr. Nate Hoover

Ellie Harvie

Ellie Harvie

Woman / Wandering Gourmet

Preston Vanderslice

Preston Vanderslice

Peter Bloom

Themes & Keywords

restaurantromcommatchmakingchef

About Love by Chance

Love by Chance is a romance, tv movie film released in 2016 exploring themes of restaurant, romcom, matchmaking, chef. Directed by Gary Harvey, it stars Beau Garrett, Brenda Strong, Benjamin Ayres. Claire, an ambitious pastry chef, is busy running her new restaurant, but her meddling mom is preoccupied with her lack of love life. Without her knowledge, Claire’s mother finds her the perfect man, but when Claire finds out it wasn’t fate that brought them together, it could ruin the relationship.

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