Hitch 2: The Love Doctor Returns (2025) brings back Will Smith as the smooth-talking, secretly soft-hearted date doctor Alex “Hitch” Hitchens in a sequel that updates the rules of romance for the digital age—where swipes, DMs, and algorithm-based love complicate even the best-laid plans.
Years after retiring from the matchmaking business, Hitch is now living a quieter life as a relationship columnist and podcast host in Los Angeles. He’s settled down—sort of—with Sara (Eva Mendes), though their relationship has hit a crossroads. When a viral scandal exposes a shady “dating coach” misusing Hitch’s old techniques to manipulate women, Hitch is reluctantly pulled back into the game to set things right.
At the same time, he’s approached by a new client: Noah, a well-meaning but socially awkward tech millionaire who has everything—except the confidence to connect with people in real life. Hitch takes him on as a personal project, only to discover that the rules of dating have radically changed. Ghosting, performative vulnerability, and dating app fatigue are the new obstacles, and Hitch must evolve his old-school strategies for a more emotionally complex, modern world.
Meanwhile, Sara is considering a big move overseas for her journalism career, putting pressure on Hitch to confront his own fears about commitment, change, and whether he really practices what he preaches. As he juggles guiding others and fixing his own love life, Hitch realizes that being “The Love Doctor” means nothing if you can’t take your own advice.
In a climactic finale involving a live dating event gone hilariously off the rails, Hitch and Noah both confront the messy realities of love, learning that authenticity—not strategy—is the real key to connection. Hitch must decide whether to finally let go of control and take a leap with Sara, even if the outcome is uncertain.
Hitch 2: The Love Doctor Returns is a sharp, charming romantic comedy that blends feel-good nostalgia with timely commentary on dating in the modern world. With witty writing, heartfelt performances, and just the right amount of chaos, it proves that while love may have changed, the search for real connection never goes out of style.