"True love can be murder."

2006

1h 48m

6.1(393 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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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

John Travolta

Elmer Robinson

James Gandolfini

Det. Charles Hilderbrandt

Jared Leto

Ray Fernandez

Salma Hayek Pinault

Martha Beck

Scott Caan

Det. Reilly

Laura Dern

Rene Fodie

Michael Gaston

D.A. Hunt

Dan Byrd

Eddie Robinson

Alice Krige

Janet Long

Dagmara Dominczyk

Delphine Downing

Creative team

Directed by: Todd Robinson
Written by: Todd Robinson
Produced by: Boaz Davidson
Holly Wiersma

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