Holly is tired of moving every time her mom Jean breaks up with yet another second-rate guy. To distract her mother from her latest bad choice, Holly conceives the perfect plan for the perfect man, an imaginary secret admirer who will romance Jean and boost her self-esteem.
Directed by Mark Rosman
high school
adolescence
mother
e-mail
man woman relationship
romance
single
suitor
matchmaking
teen movie
relationship
single mother
family
secret admirer
online dating
catfishing
perfect man
mother daughter relationship
romantic
Rank
#149 in 2005·#7413 overall
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Letterboxd
2.7 / 5
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Cast
Hilary Duff
Holly Hamilton
Heather Locklear
Jean Hamilton
Chris Noth
Ben Cooper
Mike O'Malley
Lenny Horton
Ben Feldman
Adam Forrest
Vanessa Lengies
Amy Pearl
Caroline Rhea
Gloria
Kym Whitley
Dolores
Aria Wallace
Zoe Hamilton
Michelle Nolden
Amber
Carson Kressley
Lance
Curtis Fletcher
Wedding Usher
Crew
Mark Rosman
Director
Christophe Beck
Original Music Composer
John R. Leonetti
Director of Photography
Marc Platt
Producer
Anastasia Masaro
Art Direction
Nancy Klopper
Casting
Michael McQuown
Story
Popular Reviews
254 reviews
steph
2.0★ · 04/25/26
this movie is genuinely terrible but ben feldman is MY perfect man so i've watched this a thousand times and will never stop
this movie is genuinely terrible but ben feldman is MY perfect man so i've watched this a thousand times and will never stop
Halie
6.0★ · 03/28/26
Ben Feldman is the perfect man.
Ben Feldman is the perfect man.
sude
4.0★ · 03/13/26
Hayır ya bu filmde benim beraber olmalarına ihtiyacım vardı yalnız kalmak istiyorum saçmalığına değil. O kadar erkekle çıktın ama mükemmel olanla çıkamıyor musun gerçekten? Filmi üstüne kurdukları hikaye boşa gitti gerçekten zamanım da.
Hayır ya bu filmde benim beraber olmalarına ihtiyacım vardı yalnız kalmak istiyorum saçmalığına değil. O kadar erkekle çıktın ama mükemmel olanla çıkamıyor musun gerçekten? Filmi üstüne kurdukları hikaye boşa gitti gerçekten zamanım da.
maya
5.0★ · 01/29/26
that krispy kreme truck gotta stop crashing on eighth ave… hilary duff so gorgeous wow
that krispy kreme truck gotta stop crashing on eighth ave… hilary duff so gorgeous wow
Brad Oakman
7.0★ · 01/25/26
Hilary was really messed up for doing that. She’s so lucky it worked out for her in the end lol
Hilary was really messed up for doing that. She’s so lucky it worked out for her in the end lol
