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Love Hate

  • 20092009
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
343
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POPULARITY
85,330
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Ben Whishaw and Hayley Atwell in Love Hate (2009)
ShortComedyDrama
Tom is a lovely and super positive charity worker, whose life seems under complete control. Until the day a mysterious woman enters his way and completely changes his life. Intrusive and twi... Read allTom is a lovely and super positive charity worker, whose life seems under complete control. Until the day a mysterious woman enters his way and completely changes his life. Intrusive and twisted, she's about to present a side of Tom he never knew he had inside of himself, new per... Read allTom is a lovely and super positive charity worker, whose life seems under complete control. Until the day a mysterious woman enters his way and completely changes his life. Intrusive and twisted, she's about to present a side of Tom he never knew he had inside of himself, new perspectives that comes with strange consequences on the way.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
343
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
85,330
8,404
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    • Directors
      • Blake Ritson
      • Dylan Ritson
    • Writers
      • Blake Ritson
      • Dylan Ritson
    • Stars
      • Ben Whishaw
      • Hayley Atwell
      • Hattie Morahan
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    • Directors
      • Blake Ritson
      • Dylan Ritson
    • Writers
      • Blake Ritson
      • Dylan Ritson
    • Stars
      • Ben Whishaw
      • Hayley Atwell
      • Hattie Morahan
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    • 2User reviews
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    Hayley Atwell
    Hayley Atwell
    • Hate
    Hattie Morahan
    Hattie Morahan
    • Claire
    Blake Ritson
    Blake Ritson
    • Rob
    Scott Bradbury
    • Chris
    Sarah Armstrong
    • Party Goer
    Nicolas Atkin
    • Hoodie
    Patrick Cahill
    • Guy on Bench…
    James Carney
    • Hoodie
    • (as James Thompson)
    Anna Carteret
    Anna Carteret
    • Angry Woman on Bridge
    Jennie Cox
    • Woman with baby
    Marty Cruikshank
    • Woman Feeding Birds
    Alma Fournier-Carballo
    • Picknicker
    Maria Fernanda Guirad
    • Party Goer
    Johnny Leigh
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    Ben Manley
    • Happy Slappee
    Sarah Jo Marson
    • Party Goer
    • (as Sarah Marson)
    Martin Maudsley
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      • Dylan Ritson
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    Loved it!
    Brother and sister in "Brideshead Revisited", now a couple in this sweet short film; Ben Whishaw and Hayley Atwell are a sensation together, no matter the project. In "Love Hate", Whishaw plays a happy charity worker whose life goes okay, except for having to deal with occasional rejection from the passers-by of whom he tries to present his work and maybe for not getting involved in any relationship lately, but everything's fine. It all changes when a mysterious woman (Atwell) enters his life to never leave. At first, they seemed to have nothing in common but then they formed a perfect couple. Who's the girl? An important part of the man, and he probably didn't even knew about it and now it's something that makes him feel more alive, and quite erroneous as well.

    A fine combination between drama and humor, "Love Hate" tells us a story about the importance of having a balanced life and discover that some bad things really can make us grow, feel better about ourselves. And no, I'm not necessarily talking that only love can change us, but a bit of anger, hatred, loathe - though bad and prejudicial - but they can make a fine balance in everyone's lives. It can also be viewed about the toxicity of poisoning relationships some people have with others, changing from water to wine and back to water again. The movie chronicles some situations where the guy is led by the girl to do things he never done before (which includes picking on people, fights with his friends, extreme reactions) just to please her.

    Light, hilarious and romantically charming, "Love Hate" has what many feature films don't have and really knows how to use its time to presents its ideas in a beautiful form. And the chemistry between Hatwell and Whishaw is just lovely, you can't miss. 9/10
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    • Release date
      • November 18, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Любовная ненависть
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Origin Pictures
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      20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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