The Loved Ones

R

Released Jun 1, 2012

1h 24m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

98%

Tomatometer

58 Reviews

73%

Audience Score

10,000+ Ratings

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

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

Jan 8, 2018

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Eric D. Snider

Film.com

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

Jan 8, 2018

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Eric Kohn

indieWire

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

Jan 8, 2013

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

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.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 22, 2023

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Kristy Strouse

Wonderfully Weird and Horrifying

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.

Oct 28, 2022

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

Compelling Misery-esque tale with a lead fantastic performance from Robin McLeavy. The violence hits especially hard, but at just 79 minutes it's a bit too thin.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 30, 2020

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Darragh W

Xavier Samuel and Robin McLeavy's performance mixed with the gritt and realism makes this movie an absolute masterpiece! One of the best horror movies ever, if not the best of all time, better than 'THE BABADOOK' (also an Australian horror, but way more famous)!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Audience Member

Not a good movie. Nothing of substance. The gore isn’t realistic enough to be impactful. Laughably bad effects at certain points and I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t be conscious and walking around let alone driving and exacting revenge with a hole drilled in your head. Skip it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Ivy C

my favorite horror movie ever (have seen 13 times). lola is such an amazing villain and i can help but obsess over her. xavier samuel does a good job playing brent as well. and the score is beautiful.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/08/24

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Nick P

Terrific movie! Loved the two leads.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/26/24

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Peter G

Over hyped and over rated. A cool score and moments of good direction but mostly a generic torture porn film

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/23/24

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alessandra p

I watched this years ago as a teen ans it always stuck in my head. Rewatching it now as an adult and I honestly forgot how insane it was. The gore is stomach turning. The acting absolutely incredible. Such a fucked up and original idea. Aussie horror just doesn't miss. One of my top favs of all time for sure. Even my partner who isn't into gore or horror enjoyed it and it had him hooked. Highly recommend but be warned it is not for the faint of heart.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/10/24

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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: Omnilab Media, Ambience Entertainment, Screen Australia
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Some Language|Sexuality|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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