Accidental Love
“Sometimes you nail love. Sometimes it nails you.”
David O. RussellWhere to watch in the United States: Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel · Free: The CW, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Jessica Biel Ray Brown Jenny Gulley 
Beverly D'Angelo Steve Boles 
James Marsden
Credits
Written by: Kristin Gore
Plot
A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, DC. Sparks fly when she meets a clueless young senator who takes up her cause - but what happens when love interferes with what you stand for?
Sinekatalog’s take
A satire of Washington politics with a bizarre romantic setup, the film feels unfinished and tonally scattered. The ideas are zany but rarely land. A curiosity more than a success.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 4.1 / 10 (9,704 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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