The Heart Machine

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The Heart Machine

2014

1h 25m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A man meets a woman on the Internet and thinks she lives far away. When he learns she might live in his city, he sets out to find her.

John DeFore

Hollywood Reporter

A thoughtful, emotionally tricky debut benefitting from two strong lead performances.

Oct 28, 2014

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Susan Wloszczyna

RogerEbert.com

Both Gallagher and Sheil are fully capable of keeping us invested in their characters, no matter how flawed they might be.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 24, 2014

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Tomas Hachard

NPR

A movie that's neither ostentatious nor superficial.

Oct 24, 2014

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

Perhaps most impressive of all is the stunning cinematography of Rob Leitzell.

Jun 23, 2023

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

More of an exercise in the complications of modern love than an astute portrait of two people trying to come together, The Heart Machine exudes the robotic connotations of its title.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 9, 2019

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

The Heart Machine" manages to accommodate some very big ideas about the false sense of intimacy created by technology as it tells a very personal story.

Nov 20, 2018

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Audience Member

Like the relationship at the core of this story, this movie drags on and on past the point it should. Neither of the characters are likeable and they feel so extremely flat emotionally.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Not good. Everyone is shitty and boring

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Little film full of realism, about... well the cut doesn't allow us to know until much later in the film. The film sucker us into wondering who is crazy. Which seems to be the guy at first. It does make a few points relevant to this millenium. The guy ends up being the caring brilliant one conned by yet another dumb bitch that can't feel nor find out a passion... other than being demeaning to guys. This is why I think lesbianism should be encouraged. Get these out of our legs.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

Good premise, really unfortunate plotting.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Creepy movie about a loser dude who stalks his virtual girlfriend.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

If you want to feel awkward and uncomfortable, then this is the movie for you. Weird vibes throughout.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Zachary Wigon

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John Gallagher Jr.

Cody

Kate Lyn Sheil

Virginia

David Call

Dale

Louisa Krause

Jessica

Libby Woodbridge

Caitlyn

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Synopsis

A man meets a woman on the Internet and thinks she lives far away. When he learns she might live in his city, he sets out to find her.

Director: Zachary Wigon
Producer: Lucas Joaquin, Maï Arakida Izsak, Alex Scharfman
Screenwriter: Zachary Wigon
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 25m