Pretend to Be My Husband (2025): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2025, Pretend to Be My Husband is a comedy and romance film directed by Dmitry Vlaskin, running about 89 minutes.

What it’s about. Viktoriya is a successful businesswoman; in her strictly planned life there is no place for chaos, especially for men. She is stubbornly pursuing the largest contract of her career with investors from the UAE. Almost before flying to a meeting in Dubai, Viktoriya learns that her Arab partners only work with family people. "A man who has a family has honor," they say. Viktoriya does not intend to lose the contract, so she passes off her subordinate Roman as her fiancé. Viktoriya and Roman are flying to Dubai for a deal, their task is to under no circumstances break up and reveal the fictitiousness of the relationship and get a contract.

Who’s in it. Pretend to Be My Husband stars Diana Pozharskaya as Viktoriya, Pavel Priluchnyy as Shahin, Dmitry Vlaskin as Roman and Nikolay Naumov, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.0/10, Pretend to Be My Husband has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, YouTube TV and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Pretend to Be My Husband page.

If you liked it. Fans of Pretend to Be My Husband tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.