The Cheating Game
(2023)
★ 4.8 IMDb · 113 votes
Year: 2023
Runtime: 105 мин
Country: Philippines
Director: Rod Cabataña Marmol
Cast: Julie Anne San Jose, Rayver Cruz, Thea Tolentino, Martin del Rosario, Yayo Aguila, Филипп Сальвадор Пальмос, Candy Pangilinan, Paolo Contis, Wynwyn Marquez, Charm Aranton
Plot
The Cheating Game revolves around Hope (Julie Anne San Jose) and Miguel (Rayver Cruz). Hope is an NGO worker who finds out her fiance is cheating on her. She calls off the engagement, quits her job, and tries to start over. She then meets Miguel (Rayver Cruz), a self-made businessman who has also experienced getting cheated on. As they become closer, secrets from their past start to unravel and they discover they have more in common than just being cheated on.
The film follows the story of Hope (Julie), an idealistic young professional who thinks she can change the world and that she knows everything. Hope is devoted to her fiance and the non-governmental organization (NGO) they've built together. Until a sex video of her boyfriend with another woman surfaces. Heartbroken, Hope walks away from the engagement, the NGO, and the life she thought was hers. She starts her new career as a content producer in a company that, unknown to her, moonlights as a troll factory. Determined to never be outsmarted by a guy again, she designs a 'cheat sheet' detailing the 'anatomy of a cheater' and uses this as her guide as she navigates her way around the dating world. She then meets Miguel (Rayver), a self-made businessman who exudes green flags for a partner. Hope seems to have found the perfect guy. But as they become closer, long-kept secrets begin to surface.