Puppy Love is a romantic comedy film directed by Nick Fabiano and Richard Alan Reid from a screenplay by Greg Glienna, Peter Stass, and Kristen Guenther. The rom-com film stars Grant Gustin and Lucy Hale in the lead roles of Max and Nicole. Puppy Love follows the two after a horrible first date but Max’s dog gets pregnant by Nicole’s dog and this starts a cutesy and anxiety-filled love story. So, if you loved Puppy Love here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Rescued by Ruby (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: State trooper Dan (Grant Gustin) dreams of joining the K-9 Search & Rescue team, but no one will give him the chance. Shelter dog Ruby dreams of having a home, but is running out of hope. When fate brings Dan and Ruby together, it’s their unshakable bond that helps them face their toughest challenge yet. Based on a true story.
Rescued by Ruby (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: State trooper Dan (Grant Gustin) dreams of joining the K-9 Search & Rescue team, but no one will give him the chance. Shelter dog Ruby dreams of having a home, but is running out of hope. When fate brings Dan and Ruby together, it’s their unshakable bond that helps them face their toughest challenge yet. Based on a true story.
- 8/12/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Peter Hutchings’ feature about mismatched colleagues who fall for each other has little going for it apart from the leads’ palpable chemistry
This romcom set in a Manhattan publishing house is about as bland and as easily consumed as a cone of soft-serve ice-cream on a hot day. It’s essentially a sticky extrusion of sugar, trans fats and trapped air in cinematic form. Director Peter Hutchings has adapted a bestselling novel of the same name by Sally Thorne that pits perky executive assistant Lucy against square-jawed rival assistant Joshua. He is a Waspy corporate type who turns out to be more pleasant than he first seems.
As the title suggests, the two begin their relationship by seemingly loathing each other. They clash over issues of taste, given that Lucy started out in an upmarket literary fiction publisher and Joshua worked for a more mass-market house that published trashy supermarket-bound titles.
This romcom set in a Manhattan publishing house is about as bland and as easily consumed as a cone of soft-serve ice-cream on a hot day. It’s essentially a sticky extrusion of sugar, trans fats and trapped air in cinematic form. Director Peter Hutchings has adapted a bestselling novel of the same name by Sally Thorne that pits perky executive assistant Lucy against square-jawed rival assistant Joshua. He is a Waspy corporate type who turns out to be more pleasant than he first seems.
As the title suggests, the two begin their relationship by seemingly loathing each other. They clash over issues of taste, given that Lucy started out in an upmarket literary fiction publisher and Joshua worked for a more mass-market house that published trashy supermarket-bound titles.
- 8/8/2022
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
The rules of the hating game are not set, they are constantly in flux, changing to suit rapidly conditions. The one constant: its players, Lucy (Lucy Hale) and Josh (Austin Stowell), dueling assistants at a publishing house who not only seem incapable of seeing eye to eye, but of very often getting damn close to actually punching out said eyes. There is indeed a thin line between love and hate, and as Peter Hutchings’ crackling “The Hating Game” opens, Lucy and Josh are inches from demolishing that line forever. Fans of best-selling author Sally Thorne, who burst onto the romance scene with the 2016 novel on which Hutchings’ film is based, will certainly know what to expect from the feature version, but
Ever since their very different publishing houses merged, Lucy and Josh have been at each other’s throats. As the respective assistants to the co-CEOs of newly formed B&g Publishing,...
Ever since their very different publishing houses merged, Lucy and Josh have been at each other’s throats. As the respective assistants to the co-CEOs of newly formed B&g Publishing,...
- 12/9/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Can true love come from hate? “The Hating Game” plays with the age-old question as it explores a young woman’s quest to make it in the business world. Its rom-com format comes from Sally Thorne’s book of the same name, with a screenplay adaptation by Christina Mengert. Thorne’s bestselling book made a splash after its debut in 2016, even being named one of the year’s top romance novels by The Washington Post.
Continue reading ‘The Hating Game’ Trailer: Lucy Hale Plays A Game of Office One-Upmanship That Turns Romantic at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Hating Game’ Trailer: Lucy Hale Plays A Game of Office One-Upmanship That Turns Romantic at The Playlist.
- 11/5/2021
- by Valerie Thompson
- The Playlist
"I don't want to be some experiment before you settle down." Vertical Ent. has released the official trailer for a romantic comedy film titled The Hating Game, adapted from the best-selling book of the same name from author Sally Thorne. The book is described as "a hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love." 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. Lucy Hale stars in this as Lucy, with Austin Stowell as her nemesis, plus Damon Daunno, Yasha Jackson, Sean Cullen, Sakina Jaffrey, and Corbin Bernsen. The first thing about this trailer is that: he's so tall, and she's so small compared to him! Look at them! But the rest seems like cliche forbidden-love + don't-judge-the-book-by-its-cover storytelling.
- 11/4/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Titles include ‘The Hating Game’, ‘One Second’, ‘Blacklight’
Australia-New Zealand distributor Rialto Distribution has acquired rights to nine new films, with plans to release them all theatrically across the coming year.
The nine features are led by Liam Neeson thriller Blacklight, which filmed in Melbourne during the pandemic lockdown in 2020 and is in post-production. Neeson plays a shadowy government agent who detects a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks linked to the highest echelons. Mark Williams is directing, having previously directed Neeson in 2020 thriller Honest Thief; US agency Solution Entertainment Group handles sales.
Based on Sally Thorne’s novel of the same name,...
Australia-New Zealand distributor Rialto Distribution has acquired rights to nine new films, with plans to release them all theatrically across the coming year.
The nine features are led by Liam Neeson thriller Blacklight, which filmed in Melbourne during the pandemic lockdown in 2020 and is in post-production. Neeson plays a shadowy government agent who detects a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks linked to the highest echelons. Mark Williams is directing, having previously directed Neeson in 2020 thriller Honest Thief; US agency Solution Entertainment Group handles sales.
Based on Sally Thorne’s novel of the same name,...
- 9/2/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Vertical Entertainment has signed a deal with Mister Smith Entertainment for North American distribution rights to romantic comedy “The Hating Game,” which stars “Pretty Little Liars” actor Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell, who also appeared with her in “Fantasy Island.” Vertical is planning to give it a theatrical release later this year.
“The Hating Game,” which is based on the hit novel by Sally Thorne, tells the story of kind-hearted Lucy Hutton (Hale) and her cold, efficient nemesis Joshua Templeton (Stowell). Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against Josh, a rivalry that is impossibly complicated by her growing attraction to him.
Peter Hutchings (“Then Came You”) directed Christina Mengert’s adaptation of the book.
“The Hating Game” novel was a 2018 USA Today Bestseller and was published in more than 20 countries. It is often identified as one of the key...
“The Hating Game,” which is based on the hit novel by Sally Thorne, tells the story of kind-hearted Lucy Hutton (Hale) and her cold, efficient nemesis Joshua Templeton (Stowell). Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against Josh, a rivalry that is impossibly complicated by her growing attraction to him.
Peter Hutchings (“Then Came You”) directed Christina Mengert’s adaptation of the book.
“The Hating Game” novel was a 2018 USA Today Bestseller and was published in more than 20 countries. It is often identified as one of the key...
- 7/12/2021
- by Leo Barraclough and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Bcdf Pictures has taken the rights to Christina Lauren’s New York Times bestseller The Unhoneymooners which they’re developing for the big screen.
Joseph Muszynski adapted the novel and Bcdf Pictures’ Claude Dal Farra and Brian Keady are producing with Kelsey Law. Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the No. 1 internationally bestselling authors of seventeen New York Times bestselling novels published in over 30 languages.
The Unhoneymooners tells the story of Olive Torres and her nemesis Ethan Thomas, who are the only people not affected when Olive’s sister’s entire wedding party gets food poisoning. Suddenly there’s a free honeymoon up for grabs, and Olive will be damned if Ethan gets to enjoy paradise solo. Agreeing to a temporary truce, the pair head for Maui to assume the role of loving newlyweds.
The novel has sold over 1M copies worldwide.
Joseph Muszynski adapted the novel and Bcdf Pictures’ Claude Dal Farra and Brian Keady are producing with Kelsey Law. Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the No. 1 internationally bestselling authors of seventeen New York Times bestselling novels published in over 30 languages.
The Unhoneymooners tells the story of Olive Torres and her nemesis Ethan Thomas, who are the only people not affected when Olive’s sister’s entire wedding party gets food poisoning. Suddenly there’s a free honeymoon up for grabs, and Olive will be damned if Ethan gets to enjoy paradise solo. Agreeing to a temporary truce, the pair head for Maui to assume the role of loving newlyweds.
The novel has sold over 1M copies worldwide.
- 6/30/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Lucy Hale is set as a lead in Ragdoll, a crime drama series for AMC and Alibi based on the novel by Daniel Cole, Deadline has confirmed. The series hails from Sid Gentle Films, the British production company behind Killing Eve.
Adapted for television by Freddy Syborn, the six-part drama is described as a “modern-day Faustian thriller” centers on the murder of six people whose bodies have been dismembered and sewn into the shape of one grotesque body — nicknamed “The Ragdoll.”
Assigned to the shocking case are DS Nathan Rose, recently reinstated to the London Met; his best friend and boss, Di Emily Baxter; and the unit’s new recruit, DC Lake Edmunds, portrayed by Hale. The “Ragdoll Killer” taunts the police by sending them a list of his next victims, with Rose’s name among them. And with those victims to protect, our heroes soon come under intense public scrutiny.
Adapted for television by Freddy Syborn, the six-part drama is described as a “modern-day Faustian thriller” centers on the murder of six people whose bodies have been dismembered and sewn into the shape of one grotesque body — nicknamed “The Ragdoll.”
Assigned to the shocking case are DS Nathan Rose, recently reinstated to the London Met; his best friend and boss, Di Emily Baxter; and the unit’s new recruit, DC Lake Edmunds, portrayed by Hale. The “Ragdoll Killer” taunts the police by sending them a list of his next victims, with Rose’s name among them. And with those victims to protect, our heroes soon come under intense public scrutiny.
- 3/12/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Lucy Hale has signed on for a starring role in the AMC-Alibi series “Ragdoll,” Variety has learned exclusively.
In the six-episode show, which was ordered to series back in February, six people have been murdered, dismembered, and sewn into the shape of one grotesque body — nicknamed the “Ragdoll.” Assigned to the shocking case are DS Nathan Rose, recently reinstated to the London Met; his best friend and boss, Di Emily Baxter; and the unit’s new recruit, DC Lake Edmunds (Hale). The “Ragdoll Killer” taunts the police by sending them a list of his next victims, with Rose’s name among them. And with those victims to protect, our heroes soon come under intense public scrutiny.
It is based on the novel of the same name by Daniel Cole. Filming is set to commence this spring for a premiere later this year.
Hale is best known for her...
In the six-episode show, which was ordered to series back in February, six people have been murdered, dismembered, and sewn into the shape of one grotesque body — nicknamed the “Ragdoll.” Assigned to the shocking case are DS Nathan Rose, recently reinstated to the London Met; his best friend and boss, Di Emily Baxter; and the unit’s new recruit, DC Lake Edmunds (Hale). The “Ragdoll Killer” taunts the police by sending them a list of his next victims, with Rose’s name among them. And with those victims to protect, our heroes soon come under intense public scrutiny.
It is based on the novel of the same name by Daniel Cole. Filming is set to commence this spring for a premiere later this year.
Hale is best known for her...
- 3/12/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Austin Stowell will star opposite Lucy Hale in romantic comedy “The Hating Game,” based on the runaway hit novel by Sally Thorne.
Presented at the American Film Market by David Garrett’s Mister Smith Entertainment, which is executive producing and handles world sales, “The Hating Game” will commence principal photography on Nov. 21 in Upstate New York.
Peter Hutchings (“Then Came You”) will direct from Christina Mengert’s script. Claude Dal Farra, Brice Dal Farra, and Brian Keady of Bcdf Pictures are producing alongside Convergent Media’s Santosh Govindaraju and Dan Reardon. Convergent Media is fully finacing the picture.
Stowell starred opposite Hayley Bennett in “Swallow,” a Variety Critics Pick, with Dominic Cooper and Gemma Chan in “Stratton,” and in Steven Spielberg’s “Amazing Stories” anthology TV series.
Headlining “Fantasy Island” with Hale and playing one of Yossarian’s fellow conscripts in George Clooney’s admired miniseries “Catch 22,” Stowell’s...
Presented at the American Film Market by David Garrett’s Mister Smith Entertainment, which is executive producing and handles world sales, “The Hating Game” will commence principal photography on Nov. 21 in Upstate New York.
Peter Hutchings (“Then Came You”) will direct from Christina Mengert’s script. Claude Dal Farra, Brice Dal Farra, and Brian Keady of Bcdf Pictures are producing alongside Convergent Media’s Santosh Govindaraju and Dan Reardon. Convergent Media is fully finacing the picture.
Stowell starred opposite Hayley Bennett in “Swallow,” a Variety Critics Pick, with Dominic Cooper and Gemma Chan in “Stratton,” and in Steven Spielberg’s “Amazing Stories” anthology TV series.
Headlining “Fantasy Island” with Hale and playing one of Yossarian’s fellow conscripts in George Clooney’s admired miniseries “Catch 22,” Stowell’s...
- 11/10/2020
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Over a decade ago, writer Ayn Carrillo-Gailey embarked on a quest to prove an ex-boyfriend wrong. She rolled out a list of lusty to-dos to show that she was not, as he had pronounced her to be, “pornphobic.” The result was the amusing (and enlightening) memoir “Pornology,” which has now spawned its own sanitized, if sweet rom-com movie adaptation. It’s a cute idea for a movie, the kind that follows a charming lead as they stumble their way into physical pleasure and other forms of personal enlightenment.
Filmmaking brothers Chris and Nick Riedell might not be breaking any new ground with their “A Nice Girl Like You,” but the duo at least had the foresight to cast Lucy Hale as Carrillo-Gailey’s movie stand-in, a straight-laced classical violinist who isn’t so much afraid of sex as she is unsure of how to make it work for her. Just...
Filmmaking brothers Chris and Nick Riedell might not be breaking any new ground with their “A Nice Girl Like You,” but the duo at least had the foresight to cast Lucy Hale as Carrillo-Gailey’s movie stand-in, a straight-laced classical violinist who isn’t so much afraid of sex as she is unsure of how to make it work for her. Just...
- 7/17/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Edgar Ramirez, best known for “Carlos” and “The Assassination of Gianni Versace,” will star in the drama “The War Has Ended,” from writer and director Hagar Ben-Asher’s award-winning original script about a man in search of his children. Mister Smith Entertainment will launch international sales at next month’s American Film Market.
The film is being produced by Dale Armin Johnson, Collen Camp, Jill Littman and Marek Rozenbaum, the chairman of the Israeli Academy of Cinema and Television.
Set in Poland in 1945, at the end World War II, Joseph (Ramirez) travels through battle-scarred towns with his horse, Oscar, and his enchanting puppet show to give local children a momentary escape from reality. Joseph performs the story of “Frank and Tiny,” two elephants on the hunt for Frank’s lost trunk, but his real mission is the perilous hunt for his two missing sons.
Along the way he finds an unlikely ally in Lily,...
The film is being produced by Dale Armin Johnson, Collen Camp, Jill Littman and Marek Rozenbaum, the chairman of the Israeli Academy of Cinema and Television.
Set in Poland in 1945, at the end World War II, Joseph (Ramirez) travels through battle-scarred towns with his horse, Oscar, and his enchanting puppet show to give local children a momentary escape from reality. Joseph performs the story of “Frank and Tiny,” two elephants on the hunt for Frank’s lost trunk, but his real mission is the perilous hunt for his two missing sons.
Along the way he finds an unlikely ally in Lily,...
- 10/23/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Suits star Gina Torres is joining Lucy Hale and Robbie Amell in movie rom-com The Hating Game, which is due to get under way in New York in August.
As we revealed during Cannes, Peter Hutchings (Then Came You) will direct Christina Mengert’s adaptation of the bestselling novel by Sally Thorne.
The film is produced by Claude Dal Farra, Brice Dal Farra, and Brian Keady of Bcdf Pictures. Mister Smith Entertainment is co-financing and handling sales.
Pic tells the story of kind-hearted Lucy Hutton (Hale) and her cold-efficient nemesis Joshua Templeton (Amell). Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against Josh, a rivalry that is impossibly complicated by her growing attraction to him. Torres will star as a co-ceo of two recently merged publishing houses where Lucy and Josh work.
Torres currently stars in and co-executive produces USA Network’s Pearson,...
As we revealed during Cannes, Peter Hutchings (Then Came You) will direct Christina Mengert’s adaptation of the bestselling novel by Sally Thorne.
The film is produced by Claude Dal Farra, Brice Dal Farra, and Brian Keady of Bcdf Pictures. Mister Smith Entertainment is co-financing and handling sales.
Pic tells the story of kind-hearted Lucy Hutton (Hale) and her cold-efficient nemesis Joshua Templeton (Amell). Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against Josh, a rivalry that is impossibly complicated by her growing attraction to him. Torres will star as a co-ceo of two recently merged publishing houses where Lucy and Josh work.
Torres currently stars in and co-executive produces USA Network’s Pearson,...
- 7/19/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Pretty Little Liars and Truth Or Dare actress Lucy Hale will star with When We First Met and The Flash actor Robbie Amell in rom-com movie The Hating Game, based on the hit novel by Sally Thorne.
The 2018 USA Today bestseller, published in more than 20 countries, tells the story of kind-hearted Lucy Hutton (Hale) and her cold, efficient nemesis Joshua Templeton (Amell). Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against Josh, a rivalry that is impossibly complicated by her growing attraction to him.
Peter Hutchings (Then Came You) will direct Christina Mengert’s adaptation. Claude Dal Farra, Brice Dal Farra, and Brian Keady of Bcdf Pictures are producers. Mister Smith Entertainment is co-financing the film and will handle sales.
Mister Smith’s David Garrett stated, “The Hating Game is a gloriously funny and sexy rom-com with a broad audience appeal.
The 2018 USA Today bestseller, published in more than 20 countries, tells the story of kind-hearted Lucy Hutton (Hale) and her cold, efficient nemesis Joshua Templeton (Amell). Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against Josh, a rivalry that is impossibly complicated by her growing attraction to him.
Peter Hutchings (Then Came You) will direct Christina Mengert’s adaptation. Claude Dal Farra, Brice Dal Farra, and Brian Keady of Bcdf Pictures are producers. Mister Smith Entertainment is co-financing the film and will handle sales.
Mister Smith’s David Garrett stated, “The Hating Game is a gloriously funny and sexy rom-com with a broad audience appeal.
- 5/16/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Lucy Hale and Robbie Amell are set to star in the romantic comedy The Hating Game, an adaptation of the popular novel by Sally Thorne to be co-financed by Mister Smith.
Hale will play kind-hearted Lucy Hutton, who launches a ruthless game of one-upmanship against her cold-efficient nemesis Joshua Templeton (Amell), only to find her rivalry is complicated by her growing attraction to him. Peter Hutchings will direct an adaptation of the Thorne novel by Christina Mengert.
Claude Dal Farra, Brice Dal Farra and Brian Keady of Bcdf Pictures are producing the film. "The Hating Game is a gloriously funny and ...
Hale will play kind-hearted Lucy Hutton, who launches a ruthless game of one-upmanship against her cold-efficient nemesis Joshua Templeton (Amell), only to find her rivalry is complicated by her growing attraction to him. Peter Hutchings will direct an adaptation of the Thorne novel by Christina Mengert.
Claude Dal Farra, Brice Dal Farra and Brian Keady of Bcdf Pictures are producing the film. "The Hating Game is a gloriously funny and ...
- 5/16/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Lucy Hale and Robbie Amell are set to star in the romantic comedy The Hating Game, an adaptation of the popular novel by Sally Thorne to be co-financed by Mister Smith.
Hale will play kind-hearted Lucy Hutton, who launches a ruthless game of one-upmanship against her cold-efficient nemesis Joshua Templeton (Amell), only to find her rivalry is complicated by her growing attraction to him. Peter Hutchings will direct an adaptation of the Thorne novel by Christina Mengert.
Claude Dal Farra, Brice Dal Farra and Brian Keady of Bcdf Pictures are producing the film. "The Hating Game is a gloriously funny and ...
Hale will play kind-hearted Lucy Hutton, who launches a ruthless game of one-upmanship against her cold-efficient nemesis Joshua Templeton (Amell), only to find her rivalry is complicated by her growing attraction to him. Peter Hutchings will direct an adaptation of the Thorne novel by Christina Mengert.
Claude Dal Farra, Brice Dal Farra and Brian Keady of Bcdf Pictures are producing the film. "The Hating Game is a gloriously funny and ...
- 5/16/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Longtime “The Simpsons” producer David Mirkin is working up sci-fi drama-comedy series “Jeff of the Universe” for YouTube Premium. Mirkin is teaming up with producer and distributor Dynamic Television on the live-action project.
Mirkin will write, direct, and executive produce the series. Daniel March and Holly Hines will exec produce for Dynamic alongside Todd Berger and former Fox and Endemol Shine exec Emiliano Calemzuk.
Few plot details were released, but Mirkin said: “Many have desperately tried to keep the stunning, disturbing, life-changing secrets exposed in ‘Jeff of the Universe’ from ever becoming public which is why I am so thrilled to be working with the brave folks at YouTube Premium and Dynamic Television. In addition, they are giving us a totally unlimited budget. At least that is what I am assuming.”
“David is an incredible storyteller who consistently creates these iconic characters and series. Getting to work with him and...
Mirkin will write, direct, and executive produce the series. Daniel March and Holly Hines will exec produce for Dynamic alongside Todd Berger and former Fox and Endemol Shine exec Emiliano Calemzuk.
Few plot details were released, but Mirkin said: “Many have desperately tried to keep the stunning, disturbing, life-changing secrets exposed in ‘Jeff of the Universe’ from ever becoming public which is why I am so thrilled to be working with the brave folks at YouTube Premium and Dynamic Television. In addition, they are giving us a totally unlimited budget. At least that is what I am assuming.”
“David is an incredible storyteller who consistently creates these iconic characters and series. Getting to work with him and...
- 1/31/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
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