The Hating Game

Name: The Hating Game
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: 2021-12-09
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Corbin Bernsen, Sakina Jaffrey, Damon Daunno

2021·Movie·R·102 min·★ 7.3(1,206)

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“He's the one she loves to hate.”

Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against cold and efficient nemesis Joshua, a rivalry that is complicated by her growing attraction to him.

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Brazil	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—
Japan	Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, FOD	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

About The Hating Game

The Hating Game is a 2021 English-language drama, comedy and romance film directed by Peter Hutchings. The cast is led by Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell, Corbin Bernsen. It has a runtime of 1h 42m. Viewers rate it 7.3/10 across 1200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Tubi TV.

The Hating Game was produced by BCDF Pictures, Convergent Media, and Big Indie Pictures and made in United Kingdom and United States of America. It was released on December 9, 2021, and carries a R certification.

Director: Peter Hutchings
Writers: Christina Mengert
Release date: December 9, 2021
OTT release: December 10, 2021
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: BCDF Pictures, Convergent Media, Big Indie Pictures

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The Hating Game cast & crew

The Hating Game was directed by Peter Hutchings and written by Christina Mengert.

The cast features Lucy Hale as Lucy Hutton, Austin Stowell as Joshua Templeman, Corbin Bernsen as Bexley, Sakina Jaffrey as Helen, Damon Daunno as Danny, and Yasha Jackson as Julie.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Noah Greenberg and it was produced by David Mepham and Dana Sano.

Is The Hating Game worth watching?

The Hating Game holds an audience score of 7.3/10 from 1,206 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 42m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, comedy, and romance, The Hating Game is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Hating Game

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It first became available to stream digitally on December 10, 2021.

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