My Fake Boyfriend

"Real love is hard to find."

2022 1h 40m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 160

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Real love is hard to find.”

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Cast

Keiynan Lonsdale
Andrew
Dylan Sprouse
Jake
Samer Salem
Rafi
Marcus Rosner
Nico
Karen Robinson
Lucille
Sarah Hyland
Kelly
Rachel Risen
Emily
Dean McDermott
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rose Troche
Writers: Luke Albright, Joe Wanjai Ross
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rose Troche, shot by Stephen Chandler Whitehead. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Katheryn Rupert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Keiynan Lonsdale and Dylan Sprouse and Samer Salem carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Real love is hard to find.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15143222 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Rose Troche directs. Stephen Chandler Whitehead behind the camera. Katheryn Rupert cuts. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Directed by Rose Troche, shot by Stephen Chandler Whitehead. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Katheryn Rupert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Keiynan Lonsdale and Dylan Sprouse and Samer Salem carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Real love is hard to find.".
6IMDB entry: tt15143222 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Stephen Chandler Whitehead
Editing: Katheryn Rupert
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: My Fake Boyfriend (2022)

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kinrich302026-08-30
★ 2/10
This seemed to miss the mark for me. It wasn't a bad movie, but it didn't really feel like the actors had any real chemistry together either. Basic story, a gay guy is dating a loser and his straight best friend decides to break them up by creating an AI boyfriend and making it look like the gay guy cheated at first. Then things get out of hand. I don't want to give away the story, and there were a few plot twists, but it could have been a shorter movie than it was.

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