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The Hating Game

The Hating Game

He's the one she loves to hate.

20217.31h 42m

Overview

Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against cold and efficient nemesis Joshua, a rivalry that is complicated by her growing attraction to him.

Directed by Peter Hutchings
Written by Christina Mengert, Sally Thorne
Produced by Dan Reardon, Santosh Govindaraju, Claude Dal Farra
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Top Cast

Lucy Hale

Lucy Hale

Lucy Hutton

Austin Stowell

Austin Stowell

Joshua Templeman

Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

Bexley

Sakina Jaffrey

Sakina Jaffrey

Helen

Damon Daunno

Damon Daunno

Danny

Yasha Jackson

Yasha Jackson

Julie

Shona Tucker

Shona Tucker

Jeanette

Kathryn Boswell

Kathryn Boswell

Mindy

Sean Cullen

Sean Cullen

Anthony Templeman

Nance Williamson

Nance Williamson

Elaine Templeman

Themes & Keywords

new york citybased on novel or bookrivalrylove-hate relationshipnemesisfalling in loveyoung womanyoung manmergerjob promotionoffice romancepublishing householidaysenemies to loversromanticadoringworking toward job promotion

About The Hating Game

The Hating Game is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 2021 exploring themes of new york city, based on novel or book, rivalry, love-hate relationship, nemesis, falling in love. Directed by Peter Hutchings, it stars Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Corbin Bernsen. Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against cold and efficient nemesis Joshua, a rivalry that is complicated by her growing attraction to him.

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