Love on the Side

Love on the Side

A small-town waitress vies with a sassy city slicker for the attention of the town's most eligible bachelor.

Directed by Vic Sarin

2004102 min5.0 / 10

A lighthearted small-town romantic comedy built on mistaken intentions and quirky character dynamics, where a waitress's love life becomes unexpectedly complicated by a city newcomer's unexpected attraction.

Small town waitress Eve Stuckley is stuck. She has spent years pining for testosterone saturate local hunk Jeff Sweeney and yearns to escape from the Hog-Chow Diner she runs. Just when Eve finally decides to pursue her man, drop dead gorgeous Linda Avery blows into town on the hottest day of the year. The heat wave is nothing in comparison with the heat that's on as Jeff and Eve's dimwitted brother Chuck decide to face off for Linda's affections. It's a priceless contest: Linda wants Eve. Eve's confidante Alma Kerns is a sex expert trained by mortician beau Red Bishop. She encourages Eve to use Linda's interest in her to win Jeff's affection but the situation becomes even more complicated when Linda advises Jeff she prefers Eve. Now determined to "save" Eve, the narcissistically injured Jeff elicits Chuck's aid but Chuck, thinking it's part of the game, refuses to believe him. Ultimately, Jeff and Linda square off over Eve's future...

Questions people ask

  • Is Love on the Side scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is Love on the Side violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Love on the Side easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does Love on the Side end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Love on the Side sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

8/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity11

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Love on the Side

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Love on the Side

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Love on the Side, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Love on the Side, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Love on the Side, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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