My Fake Boyfriend

My Fake Boyfriend

Real love is hard to find.

Directed by Rose Troche

Produced by BuzzFeed Studios, CR8IV DNA

2022100 min5.9 / 10

A lighthearted romantic comedy about a young man's misguided scheme to create a fake boyfriend that spirals into genuine complications when real love enters the picture.

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.

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Questions people ask

  • Is My Fake Boyfriend violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is My Fake Boyfriend easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does My Fake Boyfriend end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is My Fake Boyfriend sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is My Fake Boyfriend scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% 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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity4

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like My Fake Boyfriend, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like My Fake Boyfriend, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like My Fake Boyfriend, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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