Love Hard

 is an American fizzy rom-com film directed by Hernán Jiménez from a screenplay by Danny Mackey and Rebecca Ewing. The movie follows a LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for Christmas, only to discover that she’s been catfished. But the object of her affection actually lives in the same town, and the guy who duped her offers to set them up IF she pretends to be his own girlfriend for the holidays.

Summary
"After meeting her perfect match on a dating app, an LA writer learns she's been catfished when she flies 3,000 miles to surprise him for Christmas."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Cast and Characters

 * Nina Dobrev as Natalie Bauer
 * Jimmy O. Yang as Josh
 * Darren Barnet as Tag
 * Matty Finochio as Lee
 * James Saito as Bob Lin
 * Harry Shum Jr. as Owen Lin
 * Mikaela Hoover as Chelsea
 * Heather McMahan as Kerry
 * Rebecca Staab as Barb Lin

Trivia

 * When Owen first meets Natalie, he mistakenly calls her Natasha. Natalie then fires back by calling Owen "Oren."
 * Josh loves to make candles.
 * Love Hard was produced by Wonderland Sound and Vision, and filmed in Vancouver from October to November 2020.