The Love Hypothesis (2026)
Fake dating. Real chemistry.
Director: Claire Scanlon · Writer: Sarah Rothschild
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.
Where to watch
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Director
Claire Scanlon
Cast
Lili Reinhart
Olive Smith 
Tom Bateman
Dr. Adam Carlsen 
Rachel Marsh
Anh Pham 
Jaboukie Young-White
Malcolm Browne 
Nicholas Duvernay
Jeremy Langley 
Arty Froushan
Dr. Tom Benton 
Jeananne Goossen
Dr. Juliet Aslan 
Aladeen Tawfeek
Dr. Eugene Fastuca 
Kenny Wong
McConnell 
Daniel Brochu
Dr. Hargrave 
Alexandra Petrachuk
Natalie Lazotti 
Howard Bilerman
Dr. Keeney User Reviews (1)
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. Everything changes after an impulsive kiss leads to a fake relationship with Adam Carlsen (Tom Bateman), a professor known for his difficult personality. And from there, the movie knows exactly what it wants to be. What I liked most is that it doesn't try to hide the fact that this is a romance. It d…