No Hard Feelings

• Comedy
• Romance

A brazenly unconventional romantic comedy, *No Hard Feelings* centers on Maddie, a woman facing financial ruin who answers a peculiar Craigslist ad: a wealthy couple seeking someone to “date” their guarded, college-bound son, Percy, to boost his confidence. What begins as a transactional arrangement evolves into an unexpectedly tender, and often cringe-inducing, exploration of social awkwardness, delayed adolescence, and the messy realities of connection. The film distinguishes itself from typical rom-coms by leaning into an uncomfortable dynamic, and subtly examining the pressures of helicopter parenting alongside Maddie’s own stalled coming-of-age, creating a surprisingly heartfelt story about mutual liberation rather than simple seduction, set against the backdrop of a nostalgic, upstate New York summer.