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Lonely Hearts

Lonely Hearts

True love can be murder.

20066.01h 48m

Overview

In the late 1940s, a murderous couple known as the 'The Lonely Hearts Killers' kills close to a dozen people. Two detectives try to nab the duo who find their targets via the personals in the paper.

Directed by Todd Robinson
Written by Todd Robinson
Produced by Boaz Davidson, Holly Wiersma
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $2.5M

Top Cast

John Travolta

John Travolta

Elmer Robinson

James Gandolfini

James Gandolfini

Det. Charles Hilderbrandt

Jared Leto

Jared Leto

Ray Fernandez

Salma Hayek Pinault

Salma Hayek Pinault

Martha Beck

Scott Caan

Scott Caan

Det. Reilly

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Rene Fodie

Michael Gaston

Michael Gaston

D.A. Hunt

Dan Byrd

Dan Byrd

Eddie Robinson

Alice Krige

Alice Krige

Janet Long

Dagmara Dominczyk

Dagmara Dominczyk

Delphine Downing

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipundercover agentnursedetectiveeroticismgreedobserverseductionlonginglonely hearts adfemme fatalemurderloneliness

About Lonely Hearts

Lonely Hearts is a drama, thriller, crime, romance film released in 2006 exploring themes of sibling relationship, undercover agent, nurse, detective, eroticism, greed. Directed by Todd Robinson, it stars John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Jared Leto. In the late 1940s, a murderous couple known as the 'The Lonely Hearts Killers' kills close to a dozen people. Two detectives try to nab the duo who find their targets via the personals in the paper.

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