The Love Hypothesis
Summary
Graduate student Olive Smith enters a fake dating relationship with intimidating professor Adam Carlsen to convince her best friend to pursue Olive's ex-boyfriend. As their arrangement continues, Olive discovers there's more to Adam than his stern reputation suggests.
At a Glance
💬LanguageModerate
⚔️ViolenceModerate
💋Romance & SexHeavy
🍷Drugs & AlcoholModerate
📋Other ContentSignificant
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Explicit Sexual Content:
Sexually Suggestive:
Kissing (Passionate):
Heterosexual Romance:
Deception / Lying:
Language
💬 Does The Love Hypothesis have profanity or strong language?
Profanity (F-word, S-word, etc.)Moderate
Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityMild
Crude / Childish LanguageNone
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| sh*t | |
| *ss | |
| b*st*rd | |
| b*tch | |
| bl**dy | |
| bug**r | |
| d*mn | |
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| h*ll | |
| cr*p |
Violence
⚔️ Is The Love Hypothesis violent or scary?
Graphic Violence / GoreNone
Disturbing / FrighteningModerate
Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
Bullying / Verbal CrueltyModerate
Romance & Sex
💋 Romance and sexual content in The Love Hypothesis
Explicit Sexual ContentHeavy
Sexually SuggestiveSignificant
Kissing (Light / Peck)Moderate
Kissing (Passionate)Significant
Heterosexual RomanceHeavy
Homosexual RomanceNone
Drugs & Alcohol
🍷 Drugs and alcohol in The Love Hypothesis
Illegal Drug UseNone
Legal Alcohol UseModerate
Implied / Referenced UseNone
Other Content
📋 Other content in The Love Hypothesis
Medical / Body ProcessesMild
Heavy Emotional ThemesModerate
Deception / LyingSignificant
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