Love Stinks

Love Stinks

Directed by Jeff Franklin

199994 min6.5 / 10

A darkly comedic relationship drama that mines humor from romantic dysfunction and mutual sabotage, balancing playful irreverence with genuine bitterness.

A movie about a relationship...that's worse than yours. Seth (Stewart), a sitcom writer-producer, meets Chelsea (Wilson), an interior decorator, at his best friend's (Bellamy) wedding. He's immediately sexually attracted to her while she's instantly attracted to his single-ness. They both ditch their wedding dates and start their own date that same night. The two become a couple, appearing very happy until after a couple of years of postponing a marriage proposal. When Chelsea realizes that Seth wants to remain single and together, she becomes quite bitter. In the next hour of the movie, the two engage in behavior that makes the War of the Roses look like child's play.

Questions people ask

  • Does Love Stinks end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Love Stinks sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Love Stinks violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Love Stinks easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Love Stinks scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

65/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise59

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Love Stinks

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Love Stinks

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Love Stinks, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Love Stinks, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Love Stinks, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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