Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- brooding
- bleak
- paranoid
- late night thriller viewing
- true crime marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film's ambitious blend of crime, thriller, romance, and drama uneven, with its intersecting plotlines failing to connect satisfyingly.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The detectives pursue manipulative killers through a bleak, morally compromised world of seduction and murder.
Martha and Ray's relationship intensifies through jealousy, greed, and a series of killings.
Elmer Robinson and Charles Hilderbrandt track the killers while carrying the weariness of seasoned police work.
Ray targets lonely women through seduction and lonely hearts advertisements to steal their savings.
Films like Lonely Hearts, and why
The Honeymoon Killers
shared neo-noir atmosphere, serial-killer investigation, and morally compromised characters
Bonnie and Clyde
shared crime-romance focus on seductive deception, greed, and destructive obsession
Zodiac
shared procedural pursuit of killers, bleak noir tone, and psychological menace
Movie Details
- Director
- Todd Robinson
- Release Date
- 2006-04-30
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (394)
Cast
- John Travolta
- James Gandolfini
- Jared Leto
- Salma Hayek Pinault
- Scott Caan
- Laura Dern
- Michael Gaston
- Dan Byrd
- Alice Krige
- Dagmara Dominczyk
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Lonely Hearts about?
- A seductive con man and his possessive partner turn loneliness into a trail of murders while jaded detectives close in.
- What is Lonely Hearts like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Lonely Hearts as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Lonely Hearts violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Lonely Hearts as graphic.
- What did critics think of Lonely Hearts?
- Critics found the film's ambitious blend of crime, thriller, romance, and drama uneven, with its intersecting plotlines failing to connect satisfyingly.
- Which films are like Lonely Hearts?
- Films with a similar feel include The Honeymoon Killers, Bonnie and Clyde, and Zodiac.
- How long is Lonely Hearts?
- Lonely Hearts runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Lonely Hearts?
- In United States, Lonely Hearts streams on Philo.
