When Strangers Click: Five Stories from the Internet

Feb 14, 2011

0h 55m

★ 4.7

Overview

Finding love has never been easy. But it's also never been easier. Online dating sites thrive on the promise that dates and mates are just a 'click' away...but are they? From Robert Kenner comes a compelling new documentary about the way we woo in a wired world.

Genres

Documentary

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