The Love Hypothesis

What’s it about?

To convince her best friend she's moved on from her crush, Stanford PhD student Olive impulsively kisses the campus's most intimidating professor, sparking a fake relationship that soon feels anything but pretend.

The facts 

• Directed by Claire Scanlon
• Starring Lili Reinhart (Riverdale), Tom Bateman (Based on a True Story), Rachel Marsh (Fallout), and Jaboukie Young-White
• English language
• Runtime: 110 minutes
• Amazon Prime original 
• Based on the novel by Ali Hazelwood

Why did it get this rating? 

This film was self-rated by Amazon Prime. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.

Sex scenes and sexual references 

There is an extended sex scene with brief partial nudity (bare bottom and breasts) and reference to oral sex. References to safe sex and “getting laid” throughout the film with several discussions about consent.

Offensive language

The film includes occasional uses of words such as “f**k", "d**k", "ass" and "bitch".

When content stays with you

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• 1737
• Safe to talk
• Lifeline
• Youthline

Further information 

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