Accidentally in Love

6.1/10 · 1,108 ratings20111h 28mWeirdness 6/10Bingo card

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The premise

Eddie Avedon's shot at a prestigious movie part, his ticket out of playing Mulligan the Bunny on a children's TV show, is ruined after a car accident with single mother Annie Benchley that keeps haunting him. The part is promised to Avedon's lousy house-mate Scott Dunbar. Yet Eddie becomes friends with Annie and her young daughter, avid Mulligan-fan Taylor, and even sticks his neck out to arrange eye surgery for her.

How unusual is it?

More than most. An actual miracle and an enemies-to-lovers arc push it well past the usual Hallmark template — the strangest 18% of everything we've logged.

A rare specific

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Who’s in it

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Wait, what?

The quirks and curveballs that make this one a little weirder than your average Hallmark. No spoilers, promise.

  • The protagonist's career involves 'marinating in a pool of sweat' inside a giant rabbit costume.
  • A physical fight at a children's birthday party between a man in a rabbit suit and a plastic surgeon dressed as a clown.
  • The roommate's catchphrase 'Boom goes the dynamite' is used repeatedly as a serious career milestone.
  • The protagonist sells his entire house to pay for a waitress's daughter's surgery after knowing her for a very short time.

Every trope, all in one place

Here’s everything this one has going on, from the setting to the way it wraps up. Tap any of the 24 to find more movies that do the same thing.

How it all plays out

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Full story (spoilers)
The film opens with Annie Benchley, a widowed waitress, struggling to raise her young daughter Taylor, who suffers from a degenerative eye condition. Meanwhile, Eddie Avedon is a frustrated actor working as 'Mulligan the Rabbit' on a hit kids' show, a job he loathes because of the heat and the lack of professional respect. The two meet when they are involved in a fender bender; Eddie is rude and dismissive, leading Annie to take his license and registration. Because he lacks his documents, Eddie is later arrested during a traffic stop and misses a career-defining audition with director Blake Levans. After being released from jail, Eddie tracks Annie down to get his documents back and pay for the car repairs. He eventually meets Taylor and is moved by her condition and her genuine love for Mulligan the Rabbit. He arranges for Taylor to visit the set, though he keeps his identity as the rabbit a secret. As Eddie and Annie begin to fall for each other, Eddie learns that Taylor needs an expensive surgery to prevent total blindness. He attempts to get funding through the 'It's a Miracle' foundation, but the waitlist is years long. At Taylor's birthday party, a conflict erupts between Eddie (dressed in a backup Mulligan suit) and Jeffrey, a plastic surgeon and family friend dressed as a clown, leading to Eddie's identity being revealed and Annie feeling betrayed by his perceived lies. Unbeknownst to Annie, Eddie sells his house and assets to secretly provide the $400,000 needed for the surgery, telling the foundation to claim a 'cancellation' occurred. Eddie then leaves for Hawaii to take a minor role in a film. The surgery is a success. Years later, it is revealed that Eddie and Annie have married and had a child together, and Eddie has found success both as an actor and a father, finally embracing the joy he once lacked.

Beat by beat

  1. Opening

    Annie and Eddie have a hostile car accident, leading to Eddie being arrested and missing a major career audition.

  2. Inciting Incident

    Eddie meets Annie's daughter Taylor and discovers she is a fan of his character, Mulligan the Rabbit, and is going blind.

  3. Midpoint

    Eddie and Annie begin a romance while Eddie tries to secure foundation funding for Taylor's eye surgery.

  4. Climax

    At Taylor's birthday party, Eddie gets into a physical altercation with a rival suitor (a clown) and his secret identity is revealed, causing a rift with Annie.

  5. Falling Action

    Eddie secretly sells his home to fund Taylor's surgery anonymously before leaving for a film shoot in Hawaii.

  6. Resolution

    Taylor's surgery is successful, and a time-jump reveals Eddie and Annie are married with a new baby.

24 tropes in one movie

We counted 24 distinct Hallmark tropes packed into this one — a genuine greatest-hits reel.

How it stacks up

Where this one’s rating lands against every other rated Hallmark movie.

Rating 6.1 vs every rated Hallmark moviemedian 6.4This movie · 6.1567

Higher-rated than 22% of every rated Hallmark movie. The median is 6.4.

Where this one fits

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Lines worth quoting

The lines that stuck with us — the ones you’ll be repeating after the credits roll.

  • “Try the tooth fairy.”
    — EddieResponding to a stage mom complaining about her son's broken tooth on set.
  • “That's called cash for clunkers, honey. Take care of it.”
    — EddieInsulting Annie's car after their accident.
  • “Boom goes the dynamite.”
    — ScottScott's recurring catchphrase for when he lands an acting role.

Meet the characters

Who’s who before you press play. Nothing here gives the ending away.

  • Annie Benchley

    Lead

    Waitress

    HardworkingProtectiveResilient
  • Eddie Avedon

    Love interest

    Actor (Mulligan the Rabbit)

    Love interest and benefactor

    CynicalSecretly GenerousFrustrated
  • Taylor Benchley

    Supporting

    Student

    Daughter

    OptimisticImaginative
  • Scott Dunbar

    Supporting

    Aspiring Actor

    Eddie's roommate

    Dim-wittedEnergeticLoyal
  • Jeffrey Bramowitz

    Supporting

    Plastic Surgeon

    Rival suitor/Family friend

    ArrogantVain

Questions people ask about Accidentally in Love

Where can I watch Accidentally in Love?

Accidentally in Love is available via UP Faith & Family Apple TV channel, PixL Amazon Channel, and UP Faith & Family Amazon Channel. Streaming options change often, so check current availability before settling in.

How long is Accidentally in Love?

Accidentally in Love runs about 1 hour and 28 minutes, and was released in 2011.

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