

Love Hard
2021-11-05 · 105 min · ★ 6.9
An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for Christmas, only to discover that she's been catfished. But the object of her affection actually lives in the same town, and the guy who duped her offers to set them up if she pretends to be his own girlfriend for the holidays.
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- Directors
- Hernán Jiménez
- Production companies
- Wonderland Sound and Vision
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Nina DobrevNatalie Bauer
Jimmy O. YangJosh Lin
Darren BarnetTag
James SaitoBob Lin
Rebecca StaabBarb Lin
Harry Shum Jr.Owen Lin
Mikaela HooverChelsea Lin
Matty FinochioLee
Heather McMahanKerry
Fletcher DonovanEric
Kwasi ThomasAdam
Sean DepnerChip
Debbie PodowskiDr. Foye
Seth WhittakerGareth
C. Ernst HarthKaraoke Operator
Cecilly DayKaraoke Singer
Dean PetriwPaper Boy
Mel TuckWalt
Balinder JohalElderly WomanTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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