Obvious Child vs The Love Hypothesis

The Love Hypothesis has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.5/10 for Obvious Child). Obvious Child is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 52m. Obvious Child is the older of the two (2014 against 2026). Both are comedy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Obvious Child posterObvious Child2014 VS The Love Hypothesis posterThe Love Hypothesis2026
Obvious ChildThe Love Hypothesis
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 8.1/10
Year20142026
Length1h 25m1h 52m
GenresComedy, RomanceComedy, Romance
Country–United States of America
DirectorGillian RobespierreClaire Scanlon
Main castCindy Cheung, Gaby Hoffmann, David Cross, Jenny Slate, Richard KindLili Reinhart, Tom Bateman, Rachel Marsh, Jaboukie Young-White, Nicholas Duvernay

Synopsis

Obvious Child

An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy.

The Love Hypothesis

Olive Smith, a biology PhD candidate, and Dr. Adam Carlsen, a hotshot professor and well-known tyrant, enter into a fake relationship, seeing each of their carefully calculated theories on love get thrown into chaos.

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