2021
R
Vertical Entertainment
1 h 42 m

2021
R
Vertical Entertainment
1 h 42 m

Summary 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 co...

Directed By: Peter Hutchings

Written By: Christina Mengert, Sally Thorne

2021
R
Vertical Entertainment
1 h 42 m

2021
R
Vertical Entertainment
1 h 42 m

The Hating Game

Name: The Hating Game
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2021-12-10
Duration: 1 min 42 s
Rating: 0
Cast: Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Damon Daunno, Sakina Jaffrey, Corbin Bernsen

Metascore Available after 4 critic reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings

7.4

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Directed By: Peter Hutchings

Written By: Christina Mengert, Sally Thorne

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IndieWire

Dec 9, 2021

Thorne’s novel might be best known for its hot-and-bothered sex scenes, but she also built a romance with real stakes and big emotion, and Hutchings and his stars translate that to the big screen with ease. Why can’t every rom-com make it look so easy?

By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW

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Dec 18, 2021

The film is very pleasant and manages to succeed in what many romantic comedies often fail to do — be entertaining and worth revisiting.

By Ferdosa Abdi FULL REVIEW

The Guardian

Aug 16, 2022

This romcom set in a Manhattan publishing house is about as bland and as easily consumed as a cone of soft-serve ice-cream on a hot day. It’s essentially a sticky extrusion of sugar, trans fats and trapped air in cinematic form.

By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings

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Production Company BCDF Pictures, Mister Smith Entertainment, Federal Films, Big Indie Pictures

Release Date Dec 10, 2021

Duration 1 h 42 m

Rating R

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Tagline He's the One She Loves to Hate

Website https://mistersmithent.com/film/the-hating-game

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Guild of Music Supervisors Awards

• 1 Nomination

Canadian Sync Awards

• 1 Nomination

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Lucy Hale

Lucy Hutton

Austin Stowell

Joshua Templeman

Damon Daunno

Danny

Sakina Jaffrey

Helen

Corbin Bernsen

Bexley

Yasha Jackson

Julie

Sean Cullen

Anthony

Nance Williamson

Elaine

Shona Tucker

Jeanette

Brock Yurich

Mack

Robby Johnson

Carl

Tania Asnes

Annabelle

Nicholas Baroudi

Patrick

David Ebert

Jaf

Kathryn Boswell

Mindy

Crystal Tweed

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Kevin Carrigan

Simon

Katie Lynn Johnson

Brie

Richard Hutchings

Pilgrim

Dillon Egyes

Daisy

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