Harvest Love

6.3/10 · 2,242 ratings20171h 24mThanksgivingWeirdness 4/10Bingo card

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The premise

A doctor from Seattle returns to her family farm to reconnect with her son and finds more than she can imagine.

How unusual is it?

Middle of the road, with a twist — an enemies-to-lovers arc keeps it from being totally by-the-book.

Who’s in it

You’ve seen this pairing before: Jen Lilley and Ryan Paevey have made 2 Hallmark movies together.

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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 use of expensive suitcases as emergency pear-harvesting buckets during a storm.
  • The 'marriage fruit' concept where two pears grow together as a heavy-handed metaphor for romance.
  • A surgeon winning a pumpkin carving contest because her 'surgical skills' make her the best at it.
  • The 'squirrel bite' method of determining fruit ripeness.

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 38 to find more movies that do the same thing.

Why we’d put this one on

Jen Lilley and Ryan Paevey is a pairing the fans request by name, and Harvest Love hands them a pear orchard to fall for each other in. She is a burned-out Seattle surgeon who brings her son to the family farm; he is the agronomist running the place with a secret hybrid pear up his sleeve. It is a Thanksgiving enemies-to-lovers with a real autumn glow. The detail I love: she wins a pumpkin-carving contest because her surgical skills make her the obvious favorite. Add expensive suitcases pressed into duty as emergency harvest buckets and you have a charming, low-key fall watch.

How it all plays out

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Full story (spoilers)
Dr. Luna Gilson is a high-powered general surgeon in Seattle who is so overwhelmed by her schedule that she misses her son Andy's school events. At the urging of her parents, who are currently practicing medicine in Cameroon, she takes Andy to the family's ancestral pear farm in Pineview for a week-long break. Their arrival is marked by a tense encounter on a one-lane road with Will Nash, a man who refuses to yield and later turns out to be the farm's manager. Luna soon learns from her parents that they intend to sell the farm, which saddens her despite her busy city life. As she settles in, she begins to use her medical skills to help the community, treating a child's scraped knee, stabilizing a farmhand's broken leg after a tractor accident, and diagnosing a local's arthritis. Will, who is revealed to be a scientist with a degree in agronomy, shows Luna and Andy the ropes of the farm, including his secret project: a crossbred pear called the 'Gilson Beauty' that looks like an apple but tastes like an apricot. The romance between Luna and Will blossoms during a harvest moon viewing and a pumpkin-carving contest, which Luna wins due to her surgical precision. However, conflict arises when Luna is offered a massive promotion to Senior Consultant of General Surgery back in Seattle. Simultaneously, a storm threatens the harvest, leading Luna to rally the townspeople to save the crop. At the Harvest Festival, Will's 'Gilson Beauty' wins the top prize, defeating the arrogant rival Ronald Williamsburg. Andy overhears Luna discussing the Seattle promotion and mistakenly believes they are leaving immediately. In the resolution, Luna realizes her happiness lies in Pineview; she turns down the promotion to open a local practice. Will reveals he has used his patent earnings to buy a portion of the Gilson farm, and the movie ends with the two of them agreeing to be partners in both the farm and life.

Beat by beat

  1. Opening

    Dr. Luna Gilson realizes her surgical career is causing her to miss her son's childhood and decides to visit the family pear orchard.

  2. Inciting Incident

    Luna has a 'road rage' meet-cute with Will Nash over a yield sign, only to discover he is the manager of her family's farm.

  3. Midpoint

    Luna begins treating local residents' ailments, realizing the town lacks a doctor, while Will reveals his secret hybrid pear project.

  4. Climax

    A storm threatens the harvest, and Luna organizes a community effort to pick the pears using creative containers like suitcases.

  5. Climax

    Will's 'Gilson Beauty' pear wins the Harvest Festival prize, and Luna is offered a major promotion in Seattle.

  6. Resolution

    Luna turns down the promotion to stay in Pineview as a local doctor, and Will buys into the farm to stay with her.

38 tropes in one movie

We counted 38 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 6.3 vs every rated Hallmark moviemedian 6.4This movie · 6.3567

Higher-rated than 36% of every rated Hallmark movie. The median is 6.4.

Where this one fits

The corners of the catalog Harvest Love belongs to — handy if you’re after more of the same.

Lines worth quoting

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

  • “The best pear ground is where you can see pine trees when you're standing in an orchard.”
    — Luna GilsonRecalling her grandfather's wisdom about the farm's location.
  • “I crossbred a rare variety of red seckel with an Asian seuri... the scientific name is pyrus phoeniceus.”
    — Will NashExplaining the science behind his secret hybrid pear.
  • “For a mom, you were better than most of the dads.”
    — AndyAfter Luna hits a home run in the father-son baseball game.

Meet the characters

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

  • Luna Gilson

    Lead

    General Surgeon

    OverworkedCompassionatePreciseDetermined
  • Will Nash

    Love interest

    Agronomist / Farm Manager

    Love interest and farm manager

    PrincipledScientificStubbornNature-loving
  • Ronald Williamsburg

    Antagonist

    Rival Farmer

    Childhood acquaintance and professional rival

    ArrogantCompetitiveBoastful
  • Andy

    Supporting

    Student

    Son

    ObservantArtisticAdaptable

Questions people ask about Harvest Love

Where can I watch Harvest Love?

Harvest Love is available via fuboTV, Philo, and YouTube TV. Streaming options change often, so check current availability before settling in.

How long is Harvest Love?

Harvest Love runs about 1 hour and 24 minutes, and was released in 2017.

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