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Purple Hearts (2022)

Purple Hearts poster
Directed by
Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Genre
drama film, romance film, music-themed film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 02m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2,900 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A pacifist and a Marine marry for practical reasons, she for health insurance and he for extra money, but their fake relationship becomes real.

romanticemotionalslow-burnsentimentalcontrivedpredictabledramatic

What happens

Purple Hearts is a 2022 American romantic drama film created for Netflix and directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum. It is based upon the novel of the same name by Tess Wakefield. It stars Sofia Carson and Nicholas Galitzine. Polar opposites Cassie and Luke, she a pacifist and he a Marine, enter into a marriage of convenience, as she needs full health insurance for her diabetes and he needs the extra money soldiers receive for being married to pay a debt. Soon, the arrangement turns into something more. The film was released on Netflix on July 29, 2022. It received generally negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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