The Hating Game

2021

DramaComedyRomance

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.

"He's the one she loves to hate."

Rating

7.296
1103 votes

Popularity

6.879

Origin & Countries

US | en | United Kingdom,United States of America

Production

BCDF Pictures,Convergent Media,Big Indie Pictures,Federal Films,Mister Smith Entertainment,Vertical

Runtime

102 min.

Status

Released

Release: 12/9/2021

Credits

The Hating Game

Peter HutchingsDirector

The Hating Game

Lucy HaleLucy Hutton

The Hating Game

Austin StowellJoshua Templeman

The Hating Game

Corbin BernsenBexley

The Hating Game

Sakina JaffreyHelen

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

11/24/2023

5 / 10

For about five minutes there's an amusing degree of toxicity between rivals "Lucy" (Lucy Hale) and "Josh" (Austin Stowell) who are both vying for the new job as managing director at their firm. They share an office and a very thinly veiled attraction to each other and after a few snide comments the smart-mouthery goes the way of the dodo and off we go on a predictable rom-com that surprisingly enough manages to string itself out for almost one hundred whole minutes of precisely no jeopardy, very little comedy and writing that is the stuff of a pubescent fantasy. How can a couple, called "Lucy" and "Josh" not hit it off? It's not like they are called Geoffrey and Gladys! Add to this rather watery mix poor old "Danny" (Damon Daunno) who is keen on her but ends up being her emotional pin-cushion, and her warring bosses "Helen" (Sakina Jeffrey) and a clearly down on his luck Corbin Bernsen ("Bexley") and we have the makings of an instantly forgettable, cheesy and predicable yarn that even the dulcet tones of Nina Simone cant really breathe life into. Daytime telly fodder - nah!

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