''My Fake Boyfriend'' is a 2022 Canadian romantic comedy film written by Luke Albright, Greg Boaldin and Joe Wanjai Ross, directed by

Rose Troche Rose Troche (born 1964) is an American film and television director, television producer, and screenwriter. Early life and education Troche was born to Puerto Rican parents and grew up on the north side of Chicago. In an interview she stated, "M ...

and starring

Keiynan Lonsdale Keiynan Lonsdale (; born 19 December 1991) is an Australian actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter. He is known for roles such as Oliver Lloyd in the ABC series ''Dance Academy'' (2012–2013), Wally West/ Kid Flash in the CW series ''The Flash' ...

Dylan Sprouse Dylan Thomas Sprouse (born August 4, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Zack Martin on the Disney Channel series ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' and its spin-off, ''The Suite Life on Deck'', where he starred along ...

, and

Sarah Hyland Sarah Jane Hyland (born November 24, 1990) is an American actress and singer. Born in Manhattan, she attended the Professional Performing Arts School before having small roles in the films '' Private Parts'' (1997), '' Annie'' (1999) and ''Blin ...

Cast

as Andrew *

as Jake *

as Kelly *Samer Salem as Rafi *

Marcus Rosner Marcus Rosner (born August 10, 1989) is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in a wide variety of television and film projects since 2012. Some of his more notable roles include appearances in the TV Shows Unreal, Arrow, Supernatural, and Once Upo ...

as Nico *

Karen Robinson Karen Robinson (born February 29, 1968) is a British-Canadian film, television, and stage actress. She won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Guest Role in a Drama Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for her appearan ...

as Lucille *Jaden Goetz as Cristiano *Rachel Risen as Emily *

Dean McDermott Dean McDermott (born November 16, 1966) is a Canadian actor best known as a reality television personality with his wife, actress Tori Spelling, and as the host of the cooking competition ''Chopped Canada''. He played the role of Constable Renfi ...

as Famous Director *Simon Sinn as Mr. Jiang

Release

The film was released on

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on June 17, 2022.

Reception

The film has a 67% rating on

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based on nine reviews. Lena Wilson of ''

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'' gave the film a positive review and wrote, "To set expectations, it’s best to think of ''My Fake Boyfriend'' as two movies." Jayne Nelson of ''

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'' awarded the film three stars out of five and wrote, "There are few surprises, but a watchable cast and a gentle, wry script work wonders to keep a tired old formula feel fresh." Graeme Guttmann of ''

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'' awarded the film two and a half stars out of five and wrote, "Lonsdale carries this love story, even if it spends a little too much time focused on its outlandish premise and not enough time exploring the actual romance."

References

External links

* * {{Rose Troche Canadian romantic comedy films English-language Canadian films 2022 romantic comedy films 2022 LGBT-related films Canadian LGBT-related films LGBT-related romantic comedy films 2020s English-language films 2020s Canadian films