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The Heart Machine Photos

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."

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Movie Info

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.

Genre:

drama, mystery and thriller
Original Language:

English
Director:

Zachary Wigon
Producer:

Lucas Joaquin, Maï Arakida Izsak, Alex Scharfman
Writer:

Zachary Wigon
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 10, 2016
Runtime:

1h 25m

Cast & Crew

John Gallagher Jr.
Cody

Kate Lyn Sheil
Virginia

David Call
Dale

Louisa Krause
Jessica

Libby Woodbridge
Caitlyn

Halley Wegryn Gross
Sarah

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News & Interviews for The Heart Machine

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Critic Reviews for The Heart Machine

All Critics (21) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (1)

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

October 28, 2014 | Full Review…

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

October 24, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Susan Wloszczyna
RogerEbert.com
A movie that's neither ostentatious nor superficial.

October 24, 2014 | Full Review…

Tomas Hachard
NPR
"The Heart Machine" neatly expresses anxieties about love in an age when technology has reshaped mating habits and urban existence.

October 23, 2014 | Full Review…

Nicolas Rapold
New York Times
The Heart Machine rides on the low-key beauty and charm of its stars, and their easy rapport. They are believable and engaging, even as the narrative itself loses steam.

October 23, 2014 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Jenni Miller
AV Club
The Heart Machine is stylish and effective, aided by Rob Leitzell's moody cinematography.

October 22, 2014 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Sheila O'Malley
The Dissolve
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.

July 9, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
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.

November 20, 2018 | Full Review…

Stephen Saito
Moveable Fest
A disturbing love story set in the unforgiving world of the Internet.

November 4, 2014 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…

Ron Wilkinson
Monsters and Critics
Despite Gallagher and Sheil's acting finesse, an hour and half is simply too long to spend with self-absorbed characters.

October 24, 2014 | Rating: 3/10 | Full Review…

Jennifer Chang
Under the Radar
It just might be better than Her.

October 24, 2014 | Rating: A- | Full Review…

Kyle Turner
Movie Mezzanine
A thought-provoking psychodrama about the misuses of technology in affairs of the heart.

October 24, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality & Practice