Love Stinks

Name: Love Stinks
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1999-09-10
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: French Stewart, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Tyra Banks, Jason Bateman, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen

1999·Movie·R·94 min·★ 6.5(68)

Comedy Romance More English titles

A movie about a relationship...that's worse than yours. Seth (Stewart), a sitcom writer-producer, meets Chelsea (Wilson), an interior decorator, at his best friend's (Bellamy) wedding. He's immediately sexually attracted to her while she's instantly attracted to his single-ness. They both ditch their wedding dates and start their own date that same night. The two become a couple, appearing very happy until after a couple of years of postponing a marriage proposal. When Chelsea realizes that Seth wants to remain single and together, she becomes quite bitter. In the next hour of the movie, the two engage in behavior that makes the War of the Roses look like child's play.

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About Love Stinks

Love Stinks is a 1999 English-language comedy and romance film directed by Jeff Franklin. The cast is led by French Stewart, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Tyra Banks. It has a runtime of 1h 34m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, The CW.

Love Stinks was produced in United States of America. It was released on September 10, 1999, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $4 million, it went on to gross $3 million worldwide.

Director: Jeff Franklin
Writers: Jeff Franklin
Release date: September 10, 1999
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $4 million
Box office: $3 million

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Love Stinks cast & crew

Love Stinks was directed by Jeff Franklin and written by Jeff Franklin.

The cast features French Stewart as Seth Winnick, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras as Chelsea Turner, Tyra Banks as Holly Garnett, Jason Bateman as Jesse Travis, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen as Rebecca Melini / Juliette, and Steve Hytner as Marty Mark.

Is Love Stinks worth watching?

Love Stinks holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 68 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 34m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy and romance, Love Stinks is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Love Stinks

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