
My Fake Boyfriend
Taste attributes: comedyromancegay/lesbianfresh & originalwholesomerealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringlove conquers all
"Real love is hard to find."
Boxlist takeAn emotional romantic comedy that is uncomplicated and fresh. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.1 /10
TMDB · 95 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
A young man in a tricky situation follows the advice of his unconventional best friend and uses social media to create a fake boyfriend to keep his awful ex-lover out of his life. But everything backfires when he meets the real love of his life, and breaking up with his fake boyfriend proves hard to do.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2022
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- BuzzFeed Studios
- Taste scores
- How we score
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