Purple Hearts

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Purple Hearts

R

2022

2h 3m

Romance

Drama

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In spite of their many differences, struggling singer-songwriter Cassie (Sofia Carson) and Luke (Nicholas Galitzine), a marine with a troubled past, agree to marriage solely for the military benefits. When tragedy strikes, the line between what's real and what's pretend begins to blur in this romantic drama.

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Critics Consensus

Pretty stars aren't enough to make up for Purple Hearts' stereotype-riddled script and misguided approach to serious themes.

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Audience Says

Purple Hearts' story will be problematic for a lot of viewers; fortunately, Sofia Carson and Nicholas Galitzine work hard to keep things from falling apart.

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Aja Romano

Vox

The entire script is a bingo card full of politicized stereotypes.

Aug 18, 2022

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Luke Y. Thompson

AV Club

...both Carson and Galitzine are beautiful people—presumably one of the film’s primary draws—but their love scenes convey neither heat nor emotional substance, and consequently aren’t much fun to watch.

Jul 31, 2022

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David Ehrlich

IndieWire

This super-cheap Netflix Original is so determined to satisfy the algorithm that it would lack any coherent sense of self if not for the fact that it was chiefly designed as a star vehicle for Disney Channel grad Sofia Carson.

Rated: C

Jul 29, 2022

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Ces Heredia

LatinaMedia.Co

I wanted to like “Purple Hearts,” but this Netflix film isn’t a feel-good love story. It’s just right-wing propaganda.

Sep 2, 2025

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Pallavi Keswani

The Hindu

Attempting to straddle many different cliches, Purple Hearts quickly loses its footing and only a soulless adaptation is left standing.

Jan 23, 2024

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Nuha Hassan

Nuha Hassan (Medium)

Everything about the movie is a little too on the nose, and Netflix seems more than happy to release insipid content that panders to the lowest common denominator.

Sep 8, 2023

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Amber S

If you are in your romantic era, this movie will absolutely hit. The story line that goes from business relationship to love relationship is absolutely enticing to watch unfold. Despite being complete opposites, love develops in the most conflictual way, and the tension between the main characters makes this movie even more satisfying. I just loved Purple Hearts, and how we know the love is genuine after all of the chaos that happens between the main characters. In addition, this movie has a butterflies in your stomach ending!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/09/25

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Louis S

How is the critic score so low thus movie was beautiful

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/12/25

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Ricardo Gil P

Simple, beautiful movie. Full of music and love.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/10/25

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emma b

Good apart from her singing

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/16/25

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Eliot T

I love how they portrayed Cassie’s character development, from being a very independent person, to allowing herself to be loved. And also the character development of how she loved. I loved how it wasn’t a slow burning movie, and had a very straight narrative. Additionally, Sofia Carson played her character very well, which added to my overall review of the movie. The only reason why I’m giving it a 4/5 is because their feelings for each other were very confusing, especially for Luke’s perspective.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/16/25

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Alyssa R

Cringe at times but the main characters are gorgeous and will satisfy your hunger for a romantic movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/09/25

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Ben Lewin

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Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum

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Synopsis

In spite of their many differences, struggling singer-songwriter Cassie (Sofia Carson) and Luke (Nicholas Galitzine), a marine with a troubled past, agree to marriage solely for the military benefits. When tragedy strikes, the line between what's real and what's pretend begins to blur in this romantic drama.

Director: Ben Lewin, Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Producer: Elysa Koplovitz Dutton, Amy Baer, Leslie Morgenstein
Screenwriter: Liz W. Garcia, Kyle Jarrow
Production Co: Gidden Media, Alloy Entertainment, Embankment Films, Netflix
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 29, 2022
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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