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A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate poster
Directed by
Martin Lawrence
Genre
comedy drama, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
R
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 95 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A smooth-talking ladies' man meets a successful realtor who becomes dangerously obsessed with him after he tries to break things off. She then turns his own game against him and stalks him relentlessly.

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What happens

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate is a 1996 American comedy thriller film starring and directed by Martin Lawrence in his feature film directorial debut. It tells the story of Darnell Wright (Lawrence), a ladies' man who finds himself stalked by one of his obsessed lovers: Brandi (Lynn Whitfield), an attractive and successful, but unstable older realtor businesswoman. Along with directing and starring in the film, Lawrence co-wrote the screenplay alongside Kenny Buford, Bentley Kyle Evans and Kim Bass. Released by New Line Cinema and Savoy Pictures on April 3, 1996, the film grossed $34.8 million at the box office against a budget of $8 million. To this day, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate is the only production that Lawrence has ever directed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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