Festive fare: Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey pretend to pair up in Holidate

Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey star in Holidate. PHOTO: NETFLIX
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LOS ANGELES - If the thought of being single over the holidays fills you with dread, a new movie proposes a solution: pretend to be coupled up with someone just to get through the festivities.

In Netflix's romantic comedy Holidate, two strangers, Sloane (Emma Roberts) and Jackson (Luke Bracey), make a pact to do that for a year, to avoid the awkwardness of bad dates and flying solo at social events.

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