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Movies Like The Love Hypothesis for Rom-Com Fans
By Jordan A. · · 4 min read
The Love Hypothesis is the No. 1 movie on Prime Video right now, and it is easy to see why. Lili Reinhart plays Olive, a PhD student who blurts out a fake relationship with Adam Carlsen, a famously prickly young professor played by Tom Bateman, and then has to live the lie in front of the whole department. It is based on Ali Hazelwood's runaway bestseller, and it has that specific chemistry that makes you want five more just like it. Good news: there are plenty.
What makes The Love Hypothesis work is the formula done right. Two smart people who should know better, a fake arrangement that gets real, and the delicious tension of watching them pretend they are not falling for each other. Reinhart plays the overthinking scientist perfectly, and Bateman makes the grumpy genius the kind of guy you root for despite yourself. Critics have called it a movie that is helping save the rom-com, which is a lot to put on one film, but it earns the hype by taking its leads seriously. The movies below hit the same beats, whether it is fake dating, enemies to lovers, or just two stubborn people circling the obvious. Most of them are a login away tonight, no rental required.
Anyone But You is the crowd-pleaser
If you want the closest cousin, start with Anyone But You. Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell play two people who had one bad date and now have to fake a romance at a destination wedding in Australia. It is loud, sunny, and shamelessly charming, the movie that reminded Hollywood that audiences still show up for a good rom-com. The chemistry is off the charts, the banter is sharp, and it leans into the same enemies-to-lovers heat that powers The Love Hypothesis. It is the easiest recommendation on this list.
The Idea of You brings the feelings
For something a little more grown up, The Idea of You on Prime Video pairs Anne Hathaway with Nicholas Galitzine in a story about a single mom who unexpectedly falls for the lead singer of a boy band. It trades the campus for the chaos of fame, but the heart of it is the same, two people deciding whether the risk is worth it. Hathaway is luminous, and the movie takes its romance seriously enough to actually move you. If Olive and Adam left you a little misty, this one will finish the job.
Red, White and Royal Blue keeps the enemies-to-lovers heat
Another Prime Video pick, Red, White and Royal Blue turns a frosty rivalry into a full-blown romance between the American president's son and a British prince. It starts with the two of them basically hating each other at a royal wedding, which should sound familiar, then melts that into something tender and swoony. It is glossy, funny, and a little fizzy, and it understands that the best enemies-to-lovers stories are really about two people who pay very close attention to each other.
Set It Up is the modern comfort classic
Set It Up on Netflix is the movie widely credited with kicking off the streaming rom-com revival. Zoey Deutch and Glen Powell play two overworked assistants who scheme to set up their awful bosses, only to catch feelings themselves. It is a throwback to the sharp, workplace-set romances of the nineties, with dialogue that actually crackles. If you love the slow realization at the center of The Love Hypothesis, this nails that exact moment better than almost anything.
The Hating Game is the purest fake-rivalry fix
If the office-rivals energy is what you are after, The Hating Game is practically a companion piece. Based on Sally Thorne's hit novel, it follows two executive assistants who turn their mutual loathing into an elaborate game, right up until the line between hate and something else gets very blurry. Like The Love Hypothesis, it came from a beloved book with a devoted fanbase, so it leans all the way into the tropes those readers wanted to see. It knows exactly what it is and delivers it with a wink.
A few more to queue up
Still in the mood? These three keep the butterflies going:
- Players on Netflix, a breezy New York rom-com about a sportswriter who runs elaborate dating schemes until a real one sneaks up on her.
- Purple Hearts on Netflix, a marriage-of-convenience story that goes to bigger emotional places than its setup suggests.
- Ticket to Paradise, the Julia Roberts and George Clooney reunion, if you want the bickering-exes version of the same chemistry.
The common thread is simple and timeless: two people who are clearly meant for each other spending ninety minutes insisting they are not. The Love Hypothesis just gave that formula a fresh, funny, very current spin, and it is pulling a whole new audience toward the genre. For more where that came from, our picks for the best romance movies of 2025 and our guide to what to watch with your partner are both stocked with swoon, and if you want romance with a little more ache to it, our list of movies like La La Land leans bittersweet. The best part of a rom-com boom is that there is always another one waiting, so you never have to sit with that post-credits emptiness for long. And if you would rather skip the search entirely, BingeNext reads across your services and lines up the next one for you. Get movie recommendations and cozy up.
Topics covered: the love hypothesis, rom-coms, enemies to lovers, lili reinhart, prime video
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Jordan A., Founder, BingeNext
Jordan A. is the founder of BingeNext and is responsible for every guide published on this site. He built the recommendation engine after one too many nights lost to the streaming menu. Dates, season counts and where-to-watch details in these guides are checked against official sources before publishing, and corrections are welcome at Jordan@Bingenext.com.