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  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 49 m
  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 49 m

Summary New York City newlyweds Jude (Adam Driver) and Mina (Alba Rohrwacher) have a seemingly perfect relationship. But things take an unsettling turn with the birth of their son. Convinced that the baby must be kept free of all contaminants, Mina develops fanatical obsessions with veganism, cleanliness, and purity that may kill the child unles...

Directed By: Saverio Costanzo

Written By: Marco Franzoso, Daniela Merlo, Saverio Costanzo

  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 49 m
  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 49 m

Hungry Hearts

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
48
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings
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Summary New York City newlyweds Jude (Adam Driver) and Mina (Alba Rohrwacher) have a seemingly perfect relationship. But things take an unsettling turn with the birth of their son. Convinced that the baby must be kept free of all contaminants, Mina develops fanatical obsessions with veganism, cleanliness, and purity that may kill the child unles...

Directed By: Saverio Costanzo

Written By: Marco Franzoso, Daniela Merlo, Saverio Costanzo

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
48
33% Positive
5 Reviews
53% Mixed
8 Reviews
13% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 15 Critic Reviews
48
33% Positive
5 Reviews
53% Mixed
8 Reviews
13% Negative
2 Reviews

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83
Sep 13, 2014
With a unique blend of style and content, an escalating discomfort in atmosphere, a score that sounds like it was spawned from the nether regions of hell, and three ferocious performances, Hungry Hearts is this year’s most unique horror film.
By Nikola Grozdanovic FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 5, 2015
Based on a novel by Marco Franzoso, Hungry Hearts is a riveting, relentless film. It may also be an infuriating one, and not always in a good way.
By Bilge Ebiri FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 3, 2015
Beginning as an adorable romcom, Hungry Hearts morphs into a disturbing but not particularly illuminating story of mental illness.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 13, 2014
The idea is original enough to pique curiosity, and the small cast, led by Alba Rohrwacher and the up-and-coming Adam Driver of HBO’s Girls fame, digs gamely into the material, but something is missing.
By Deborah Young FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 2, 2015
It’s a slow-motion horror movie founded on utter nonsense.
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 13, 2014
Although there is certainly tension at moments and Driver once more proves himself an actor of great promise, Hungry Hearts falls between two baby chairs - neither satisfying as a thriller nor convincing as a drama.
By John Bleasdale FULL REVIEW
25
Jun 5, 2015
It is earnest and tortured and pointless, in a very self-serious suffer-for/with-art fashion.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW

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5.3
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71% Mixed
5 Ratings
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14% Negative
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Production Company Wildside, Rai Cinema, Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo (MiBACT), Regione Lazio, Biscottificio Verona
Release Date Jun 5, 2015
Duration 1 h 49 m
Rating Unrated
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Awards

David di Donatello Awards
• 7 Nominations
Venice Film Festival
• 5 Wins & 6 Nominations
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations

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