Love Me

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Love Me

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Released Jan 31

1h 31m

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In a story that spans billions of years, a buoy and a satellite meet online long after humanity's extinction. As they learn what life was like on Earth, they discover themselves and what it means to be alive and in love. In this groundbreaking first feature from directors Sam and Andy Zuchero, Love Me explores contemporary topics surrounding technology and identity, though at its heart is a simple, emotionally resonant tale of transformation. Thrillingly utilizing filmmaking techniques from live-action, practical animatronics, classic animation and game engines, and anchored in enthralling performances by Stewart and Yeun, Love Me culminates in the longest-spanning love story ever told.

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Critics Consensus

Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun are appealing leads, but Love Me's admirable narrative reach exceeds its grasp.

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Kristy Puchko

Mashable

An oddly hopeful movie set in on a dead Earth, Love Me is about how even a robot might wade through the mess of societal expectations, internet white noise, and chronic self-doubt, and be able to achieve the truly radical — self-acceptance.

Feb 12, 2025

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

I rather enjoyed this. I had to let it overwhelm me because it's a bit of an interesting conception: thoughtful, funny, creative in terms of concept and execution.

Feb 11, 2025

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

Still, every so often “Love Me” finds a certain feeling and tone, where we can feel the vastness of human longing and measure it against the yet greater vastness and consuming blackness of space.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 4, 2025

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John Serba

Decider

Love Me tries to be a thinker, but it’s just a muddle of simplicities.

Jun 24, 2025

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Matt Pais

MattPais.com

The kind of big swing that either leaves viewers cold and annoyed or totally transfixed on its wavelength. Or, like I was, both, landing somewhere in the middle.

Rated: B-

Jun 20, 2025

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Michael Nordine

Movie Brief

Captures the vapidity of the social media age a little too well, just as it lives up to one of its own lines a little too well: “For a lifeform, you’re not very lively.”

May 16, 2025

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sivan

messy screenplay but cinematic experience is good.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/25/24

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ama b

A contemplative film with many messages — from what it is to exist and be human, to how AI mimics life yet remains technically unreal, to how humans themselves are often phony and imitative (particularly in today’s world of social media). It’s also a surprisingly realistic love story. Excellent acting too.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/10/25

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Roses A

It had me in my feelings. By the end I felt sad but hopeful for the future. Im glad they got their happy ending and worked through the issue.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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Sarah C

Would've been better as a short.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/11/25

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Allan C

I like both Kristen Stewart (more SEBERG and ADVENTURELAND than TWILIGHT) and Steven Yeun (THE WALKING DEAD), and I also love a good post-apocalyptic story, so that was enough for me to put this movie on reserve at the library. Unfortunately, the film is a bit of a misfire. I hate knocking a film for being too ambitious, but this romance between an AI buoy in the ocean and a satellite in space, which are both still functioning centuries after humans have gone extinct, doesn't quite pull off its ambitions. The two base their robot courtship on a social media influencer's posts about herself and her boyfriend, with the two taking on avatars of their long-dead human inspirations. There's a subtext about real-life versus phony online "lives" and, more importantly, about love and connection, that even in a lifeless world, two sentient machines still yearn for connection. The film lacked the emotional resonance it was aspiring to, but Stewart and Yuen are both likable and manage to make the film watchable, even if they are CGI avatars for too much of the film. Even though I won't recommend LOVE ME, I'll be curious to see what writer/directors Andrew & Sam Zuchero do in the future.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/04/25

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Mariah M

I Thought the Movie Was Great. It Shows the Audience That Being Yourself & Not Trying to Be What You See On TV & TikTok Isn’t Going to Make You Happy.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/02/25

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Synopsis

In a story that spans billions of years, a buoy and a satellite meet online long after humanity's extinction. As they learn what life was like on Earth, they discover themselves and what it means to be alive and in love. In this groundbreaking first feature from directors Sam and Andy Zuchero, Love Me explores contemporary topics surrounding technology and identity, though at its heart is a simple, emotionally resonant tale of transformation. Thrillingly utilizing filmmaking techniques from live-action, practical animatronics, classic animation and game engines, and anchored in enthralling performances by Stewart and Yeun, Love Me culminates in the longest-spanning love story ever told.

Director: Sam Zuchero, Andrew Zuchero
Producer: Kevin Rowe, Shivani Rawat, Ben Howe, Julie Goldstein, Luca Borghese
Screenwriter: Sam Zuchero, Andrew Zuchero
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Production Co: Scythia Films, 2AM, AgX
Rating: R (Some Sexuality/Nudity)
Genre: Romance, Sci-Fi, Drama, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 31, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 18, 2025
Runtime: 1h 31m

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