Lonely Hearts

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Lonely Hearts

"True love can be murder."

2006

1h 48m

6.0(354 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Crime

Romance

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.

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Cast & Crew

21 members

Acting

John Travolta

Elmer Robinson

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James Gandolfini

Det. Charles Hilderbrandt

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Jared Leto

Ray Fernandez

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Salma Hayek Pinault

Martha Beck

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Scott Caan

Det. Reilly

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Laura Dern

Rene Fodie

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Michael Gaston

D.A. Hunt

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Dan Byrd

Eddie Robinson

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Alice Krige

Janet Long

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Dagmara Dominczyk

Delphine Downing

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Bailee Madison

Rainelle Downing

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Bruce MacVittie

Det. Eastman

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John Doman

Chief MacSwain

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Ellen Travolta

Ida

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Jason Gray-Stanford

Officer Chetnick

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Sam Travolta

Foreman

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Jonathan Rau

Uniformed Cop

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Nick Loren

Detective January

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Andrew E. Wheeler

Det. Tooley

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Jack Swanson

Fruit Stand Attendant

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Allison McKay

Mrs. Paterson

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