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  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • FilmBuff
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • FilmBuff
  • 1 h 25 m

Summary Cody (John Gallagher Jr.) and Virginia (Kate Lyn Sheil) fall in love while he’s in Brooklyn and she’s in Berlin. It’s a romance that could only happen online, and they’re happy together—except they’ve never really met. But Cody’s questions about Virginia’s life in Berlin become an obsession, leading him to doubt that she’s there at all. ...

Directed By: Zachary Wigon

Written By: Zachary Wigon

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • FilmBuff
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • FilmBuff
  • 1 h 25 m

The Heart Machine

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary Cody (John Gallagher Jr.) and Virginia (Kate Lyn Sheil) fall in love while he’s in Brooklyn and she’s in Berlin. It’s a romance that could only happen online, and they’re happy together—except they’ve never really met. But Cody’s questions about Virginia’s life in Berlin become an obsession, leading him to doubt that she’s there at all. ...

Directed By: Zachary Wigon

Written By: Zachary Wigon

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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80
Oct 23, 2014
A thoughtful, emotionally tricky debut benefitting from two strong lead performances.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 21, 2014
An exemplary mystery, a paranoid thriller rooted in contemporary technology but not crafted to denounce it.
By Calum Marsh FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 24, 2014
The Heart Machine lies somewhere between the AOL love letter “You’ve Got Mail” and the more cautionary “Her” on the issue of what effect all this technology is having on society.
By Susan Wloszczyna FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 23, 2014
The Heart Machine’s denouement is ultimately disappointing, but the film is still one of the more successful cinematic portrayals of online intimacy.
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75
Oct 20, 2014
It showcases a genuine fascination with the mind/body split engendered by Skyping, online dating, and constant app usage through a plot that doesn't fuel itself on received wisdom.
By Carson Lund FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 22, 2014
Except for its ending, which deflates the tension and makes a brief gesture toward profundity, it’s an unblinking look at one man’s total unraveling.
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60
Oct 23, 2014
This New York drama in some ways finds new names for age-old insecurities among men and women, though it doesn’t entirely deliver on its promising buildup.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Parts and Labor
Release Date Oct 24, 2014
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.facebook.com/heartmachinemovie
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Awards

SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Little Rock Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Americana Film Fest
• 1 Nomination

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