Hateship Loveship
A solitary caregiver’s life is jolted into motion when a cruel deception opens an unexpected path toward desire, agency, and contentment.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- intimate
- restrained
- melancholic
- quiet evening
- literary film night
What critics said
Critics found Kristen Wiig's nuanced performance and Liza Johnson's restrained direction compelling, while judging the film uneven and underdeveloped overall.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Johanna begins as a quiet caregiver devoted to work, then converts humiliation and longing into deliberate personal agency.
Sabitha's cruel online trick creates a one-way romantic connection between Johanna and Ken.
Liza Johnson's direction and Kristen Wiig's impassive, vulnerable performance keep the story intimate and controlled.
Johanna's caregiving and cleaning work functions as both occupation and a concrete form of emotional investment.
Films like Hateship Loveship, and why
The Station Agent
quiet character-driven drama about an isolated woman seeking emotional connection and self-determination
The Good House
literary relationship drama combining loneliness, awkward intimacy, and restrained emotional tension
The Savages
measured domestic drama centered on damaged adults, private desire, and difficult connection
Movie Details
- Director
- Liza Johnson
- Release Date
- 2014-04-11
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (159)
Cast
- Kristen Wiig
- Guy Pearce
- Hailee Steinfeld
- Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Sami Gayle
- Christine Lahti
- Nick Nolte
- Lauren Swinney
- Jeff Pope
- Joel K. Berger
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Hateship Loveship about?
- A solitary caregiver’s life is jolted into motion when a cruel deception opens an unexpected path toward desire, agency, and contentment.
- What is Hateship Loveship like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hateship Loveship as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Hateship Loveship violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Hateship Loveship as mild.
- What did critics think of Hateship Loveship?
- Critics found Kristen Wiig's nuanced performance and Liza Johnson's restrained direction compelling, while judging the film uneven and underdeveloped overall.
- Which films are like Hateship Loveship?
- Films with a similar feel include The Station Agent, The Good House, and The Savages.
- How long is Hateship Loveship?
- Hateship Loveship runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch Hateship Loveship?
- In United States, Hateship Loveship streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
