The Loved Ones

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The Loved Ones

R

2012

1h 24m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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After a classmate (Xavier Samuel) declines her invitation to the school dance, a teenager (Robin McLeavy) kidnaps him and makes him the guest of honor at her own twisted prom.

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Critics Consensus

Successfully mixing the conventions of the teen and horror genres with a twist, Australian director Sean Byrne makes a striking directorial debut with The Loved Ones.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

01/08/2018

Headed by [Jessica] McNamee as the spurned prom-bomb, [Sean] Byrne's debut feature defines "sick and wrong" in all the right ways.

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Eric D. Snider

Film.com

01/08/2018

Speaking of reusing old premises, The Loved Ones shows the right way to do it. In this outrageously creepy and entertaining.

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Eric Kohn

IndieWire

01/08/2013

It's a terrifying masterpiece that turns high school drama into a literal dead zone.

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Jason Adams

My New Plaid Pants

Jun 5

It's a frisky lil' thing, only 84 minutes long and packed with verve... and Robin McLeavy gives a gloriously unhinged turn as Lola.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

09/22/2023

3/5

A vicious and brutal reinvention of a familiar premise that teases a lot more from the minds behind the project, even if it never quite sticks the landing.

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Kristy Strouse

Wonderfully Weird and Horrifying

10/28/2022

Some of the actions feel a bit repetitive, but through surprising and shocking turns, and dedicated performances The Loved Ones is a darkly comic and twisted horror gem.

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Jamiethegr8 O.

@jamiethegr8 Oct 23

Loved it! What else has this director done? I'm looking him up now! Woooohoooooo!

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Ben Jasmine D

Oct 20

Nice twists. 10/10. More movies like this!

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Bill P

Sep 5

Gruesome and wild. Just when you think it can't get any worse, it gets worse. Not for the squeamish. Great twists, followed by more twists.

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Gretchen B

Jul 28

There's a brief intro in which multiple character's actions make no sense, and then it cuts to the boy tied up at a dinner table and getting tortured. Nothing interesting, funny, or scary about it.

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Stoner J

@Stoner Jun 8

Great bloody as hell debut. Throw some metal in the mix like in the devils candy is a plus. It could have been less weird in the first half hour with strange decisions with nobody talking at all when the cameras on them doing nithung

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Rich C

@Cordu0702 Jun 8

How have I not seen this movie???? Amazing film from start to finish! A must watch!

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Synopsis

After a classmate (Xavier Samuel) declines her invitation to the school dance, a teenager (Robin McLeavy) kidnaps him and makes him the guest of honor at her own twisted prom.

Director: Sean Byrne
Producer: Mark Lazarus, Michael Boughen
Screenwriter: Sean Byrne
Distributor: Paramount Insurge
Production Co: Screen Australia, Omnilab Media, Ambience Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Language|Sexuality|Strong Bloody Violence|Teen Drug and Alcohol Use|Torture)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 1, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2012
Runtime: 1h 24m

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