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The Heart Machine

Play trailer Poster for The Heart Machine 2014,  1h 25m,  Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 96% 23 Reviews Tomatometer 48% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
96% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 48% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
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.

Critics Reviews

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John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter Oct 28, 2014
A thoughtful, emotionally tricky debut benefitting from two strong lead performances. Go to Full Review
Susan Wloszczyna RogerEbert.com Oct 24, 2014
3/4
Both Gallagher and Sheil are fully capable of keeping us invested in their characters, no matter how flawed they might be. Go to Full Review
Tomas Hachard NPR Oct 24, 2014
A movie that's neither ostentatious nor superficial. Go to Full Review
Matt Oakes Silver Screen Riot Oct 14, 2026
B+
It's a bittersweet game of cat and mouse that brings a much needed 21st century update to the romance thriller and will keep you on the edge of your seat and thoroughly entrenched in the characters. Go to Full Review
Q.V. Hough Vague Visages Jun 23, 2023
Perhaps most impressive of all is the stunning cinematography of Rob Leitzell. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Jul 9, 2019
3/5
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. Go to Full Review
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Rey W Feb 18, 2017 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. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Zachary Wigon

Director

John Gallagher Jr.

Cody

Kate Lyn Sheil

Virginia

David Call

Dale

Louisa Krause

Jessica

Libby Woodbridge

Caitlyn

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The Heart Machine

John Gallagher Jr. as Cody in "The Heart Machine." Kate Lyn Sheil as Virginia in "The Heart Machine." John Gallagher Jr. (right) as Cody in "The Heart Machine." Kate Lyn Sheil as Virginia in "The Heart Machine." John Gallagher Jr. as Cody in "The Heart Machine." Kate Lyn Sheil as Virginia in "The Heart Machine." View more photos

Movie Info

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
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