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Love Hard

Love Hard

A romantic comedy about the lies we tell for love.

20216.91h 45m

Overview

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.

Directed by Hernán Jiménez
Written by Daniel Mackey, Rebecca Ewing
Produced by Mary Viola, McG
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Top Cast

Nina Dobrev

Nina Dobrev

Natalie Bauer

Jimmy O. Yang

Jimmy O. Yang

Josh Lin

Darren Barnet

Darren Barnet

Tag

James Saito

James Saito

Bob Lin

Rebecca Staab

Rebecca Staab

Barb Lin

Harry Shum Jr.

Harry Shum Jr.

Owen Lin

Mikaela Hoover

Mikaela Hoover

Chelsea Lin

Matty Finochio

Matty Finochio

Lee

Heather McMahan

Heather McMahan

Kerry

Fletcher Donovan

Fletcher Donovan

Eric

Themes & Keywords

holidayuglinessonline datingchristmasdating apphappy endingchristmas romancefeelgood

About Love Hard

Love Hard is a comedy, romance film released in 2021 exploring themes of holiday, ugliness, online dating, christmas, dating app, happy ending. Directed by Hernán Jiménez, it stars Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, Darren Barnet. 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.

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