Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- hopeful
- date night
- lazy sunday
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Olive is a biology PhD candidate while Adam is a celebrated professor described as a tyrant.
Olive and Adam enter a fake relationship based on carefully planned theories about love.
Olive and the hotshot professor Adam Carlsen begin from hostility and professional tension rather than immediate harmony.
Olive is a biology PhD candidate, and both leads approach love through theories and calculation.
Films like The Love Hypothesis, and why
The Proposal
shares fake-dating romance, workplace tension, witty banter, and opposites-attract chemistry
The Hating Game
shares academic workplace romance, professional rivalry, and emotionally guarded protagonists
Set It Up
shares contemporary romantic comedy, pretend relationship dynamics, and career-driven leads
Movie Details
- Director
- Claire Scanlon
- Release Date
- 2026-09-23
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 (105)
Cast
- Lili Reinhart
- Tom Bateman
- Rachel Marsh
- Jaboukie Young-White
- Nicholas Duvernay
- Arty Froushan
- Jeananne Goossen
- Aladeen Tawfeek
- Kenny Wong
- Daniel Brochu
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Love Hypothesis about?
- A biology doctoral candidate’s carefully engineered fake romance with an intimidating professor turns scientific certainty into comic emotional chaos.
- What is The Love Hypothesis like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Love Hypothesis as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Love Hypothesis violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Love Hypothesis.
- Which films are like The Love Hypothesis?
- Films with a similar feel include The Proposal, The Hating Game, and Set It Up.
- How long is The Love Hypothesis?
- The Love Hypothesis runs 112 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Love Hypothesis?
- In United States, The Love Hypothesis streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
