SummaryCody (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. Combing N... Read More
Directed By:Zachary Wigon
Written By:Zachary Wigon
The Heart Machine
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Oct 23, 2014
80
A thoughtful, emotionally tricky debut benefitting from two strong lead performances.
Oct 21, 2014
80
An exemplary mystery, a paranoid thriller rooted in contemporary technology but not crafted to denounce it.
Oct 24, 2014
75
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.
Oct 23, 2014
75
The Heart Machine’s denouement is ultimately disappointing, but the film is still one of the more successful cinematic portrayals of online intimacy.
Oct 20, 2014
75
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.
Oct 22, 2014
70
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.
Oct 23, 2014
60
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.
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Production Company:
- Parts and Labor
Release Date:Oct 24, 2014
Duration:1 h 25 m
Awards
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Little Rock Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Americana Film Fest
• 1 Nomination




























