Lovers of Hate

2010

1h 33m

Comedy

Drama

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93%

Tomatometer

14 Reviews

58%

Popcornmeter

100+ Ratings

A successful writer (Alex Karpovsky) seduces his brother's (Chris Doubek) wife (Heather Kafka), causing the sibling to devise an elaborate plot for revenge.

Rob Humanick

Slant Magazine

Transforms from an awkward-and unsatisfying-mumblecore comedy to a surprisingly intimate look at the ways people deal with hurt.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 16, 2011

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

An unusually perceptive examination of fraternal rivalry and failed ambition.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 11, 2011

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Mark Holcomb

Village Voice

A 2010 Sundance favorite, this inventive (and inventively thrifty) character study from Austin indie stalwart Bryan Poyser never flinches from the intractable sibling resentment at its core.

Feb 8, 2011

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Amy Taubin

Artforum

Doubek, Karpovsky, and Kafka should be commended for making their characters thoroughly unappealing while eschewing villainous flourishes.

Jun 2, 2015

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Geoff Berkshire

Metromix.com

Often feels like a film school exercise in how to handle three major characters in mostly one location ... doesn't skimp in the key area of complicated relationships

Rated: 3/5

Feb 11, 2011

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Sara Maria Vizcarrondo

Boxoffice Magazine

Lovers of Hate would be a family tragedy if the immature antics of the three characters didn't send you ping-ponging from sympathetic chuckles to guffaws of disgust.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 11, 2011

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Audience Member

Unique little dramedy certainly has its moments.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

I found this little indie comedy highly enjoyable. Poyser kept my attention with his bogus situations and strange relationships, and I loved wondering with each scene whether I was seeing malicious violence or ill-placed love- it's sincerely hard to tell most of the time. The acting was surprisingly strong; performances that at first seem small gain real depth as the story progresses. This film won't be seen by a lot of people, probably because it isn't loud enough, but it's very worth tracking down. (SxSW).

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

I found myself waiting for this film to end. The tone was ambiguous, which is admirable but frustrating, in how it tried to combine comedy and horror-stalker elements into a tone that was muddled and uninteresting. The characters were all childish, beyond belief, to boot. I feel like the concept was good but I was underwhelmed by how the story was concocted around that concept.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

pretty good, some funny and realistic dialogue, tho a real indie vibe to it, the guy who was paul was good

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Synopsis

A successful writer (Alex Karpovsky) seduces his brother's (Chris Doubek) wife (Heather Kafka), causing the sibling to devise an elaborate plot for revenge.

Director: Bryan Poyser
Producer: Megan Gilbride
Screenwriter: Bryan Poyser
Production Co: Invisible Kids, Preferred Content, Monofonus Press
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2016
Runtime: 1h 33m

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