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Lonely Hearts

Lonely Hearts

Drama · Thriller · Crime · 2006

In the late 1940s, a murderous couple known as the 'The Lonely Hearts Killers' kills close to a dozen people. Two detectives try to nab the duo who find their targets via the personals in the paper.

Movie details

Lonely Hearts

“True love can be murder.”

2006 Drama · Thriller · Crime 1h 48m

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6.0 / 10

Community rating

In the late 1940s, a murderous couple known as the 'The Lonely Hearts Killers' kills close to a dozen people. Two detectives try to nab the duo who find their targets via the personals in the paper.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Lonely Hearts?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Todd Robinson

Written by

Todd Robinson

John Travolta

John Travolta

Elmer Robinson

James Gandolfini

James Gandolfini

Det. Charles Hilderbrandt

Jared Leto

Jared Leto

Ray Fernandez

Salma Hayek Pinault

Salma Hayek Pinault

Martha Beck

Scott Caan

Scott Caan

Det. Reilly

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Rene Fodie

Michael Gaston

Michael Gaston

D.A. Hunt

Court is in session

Put Lonely Hearts on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.