The Book of Love (2017)
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How far would you go for a lost love?
After tragedy strikes Henry and Penny, he befriends a tenacious young girl and discovers she is constructing a raft to sail across the Atlantic to find her lost father. Together, along with some unlikely friends, they set forth to construct the vessel and subsequently rebuild their lives.
- Released: 2017-01-13
- Genres: Drama
- Runtime: 1h 47m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 231 votes
Directed by Bill Purple.
Top cast
- Jason Sudeikis as Henry Herschel
- Maisie Williams as Millie
- Jessica Biel as Penny Herschel
- Mary Steenburgen as Julia Mureaux
- Orlando Jones as Dumbass
- Richard Robichaux as Pascal
- Paul Reiser as Wendell
- Bryan Batt as Dr. Melvin
- Jayson Warner Smith as Uncle
- Christopher Gehrman as William Willis
Where to watch The Book of Love
- United States: stream on fuboTV, Philo, Wonder Project Amazon Channel; watch free on The CW, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: watch free on Plex; rent on Rakuten TV, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
- India: watch free on Plex, Plex Channel
- Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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