The Love Hypothesis

9/27/2026

Amazon MGM Studios seems to have found an area where it works pretty well: adapting young adult romances that already come with an established community behind them. The Love Hypothesis is another example. The film, directed by Claire Scanlon, adapts Ali Hazelwood's novel, which also has a pretty interesting origin: it started out as fan fiction and eventually became a New York Times bestseller. The story follows Olive Smith (Lili Reinhart), a brilliant PhD student who has a much clearer idea of where she wants to take her scientific career than what she wants from her love life. Everything changes after an impulsive kiss leads to a fake relationship with Adam Carlsen (Tom Bateman), a professor known for his difficult personality. And from there, the movie knows exactly what it wa