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The Love Hypothesis

2026 • 1h 52m •
Romance Comedy
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★ 8.0/10
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The Love Hypothesis

Olive Smith, a biology PhD candidate, and Dr. Adam Carlsen, a hotshot professor and well-known tyrant, enter into a fake relationship, seeing each of their carefully calculated theories on love get thrown into chaos.

"Fake dating. Real chemistry."

Top Billed Cast

Lili Reinhart
Lili Reinhart
Olive Smith
Tom Bateman
Tom Bateman
Dr. Adam Carlsen
Rachel Marsh
Rachel Marsh
Anh Pham
Jaboukie Young-White
Jaboukie Young-White
Malcolm Browne
Nicholas Duvernay
Nicholas Duvernay
Jeremy Langley
Arty Froushan
Arty Froushan
Dr. Thomas Benton
Jeananne Goossen
Jeananne Goossen
Dr. Juliet Aslan
Aladeen Tawfeek
Aladeen Tawfeek
Dr. Eugene Fastuca

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

E euron_legends Verified TMDB Critic
2026-09-27

Amazon MGM Studios seems to have found an area where it works pretty well: adapting young adult romances that already come with an established community behind them. The Love Hypothesis is another example.

The film, directed by Claire Scanlon, adapts Ali Hazelwood's novel, which also has a pretty interesting origin: it started out as fan fiction and eventually became a New York Times bestseller.

The story follows Olive Smith (Lili Reinhart), a brilliant PhD student who has a much clearer idea of where she wants to take her scientific career than what she wants from her love life. Everyth...