The Loved Ones

"Don't break her heart"

2010 1h 24m EN

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6.7

SOLID

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98%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.6

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 877🍅98%Rotten Tomatoes●73Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 47,974

Horror

Synopsis

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When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.

“Don't break her heart”

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Cast

Xavier Samuel
Brent Mitchell
Robin McLeavy
Lola "Princess" Stone
John Brumpton
Daddy Stone
Richard Wilson
Jamie
Victoria Thaine
Holly
Jessica McNamee
Mia
Andrew S. Gilbert
Paul
Suzi Dougherty
Carla

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sean Byrne
Writers: Sean Byrne
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 9% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sean Byrne, shot by Simon Chapman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ollie Olsen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Andy Canny shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Xavier Samuel and Robin McLeavy and John Brumpton carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sean Byrne directs. Simon Chapman behind the camera. Ollie Olsen scores. Andy Canny cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 9% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
4Released 16 years ago.
5Directed by Sean Byrne, shot by Simon Chapman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Ollie Olsen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Andy Canny shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Xavier Samuel and Robin McLeavy and John Brumpton carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Don't break her heart".
10IMDB entry: tt1316536 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Simon Chapman
Original score: Ollie Olsen
Editing: Andy Canny
Costume design: Xanthe Heubel
Makeup / hair: Zeljka Stanin
VFX supervisor: Josh Simmonds
Sound: Robert Mackenzie
Stunt coordinator: Zev Eleftheriou
Runtime: 84 min · 1h 24m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $4,000,000
Box office: $358,399
Return: 9% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Loved Ones (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes: 98% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 73/100
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 47,974 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

2 wins & 11 nominations total

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Kamurai2020-11-16
★ 7/10
Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. If you're into realistic horror/abduction, then this is a great one to add to your list. This seems like a low budget Australian movie, but they use what they have very well. Most of the movie takes place in a little house out in the sticks, and its the cinematic shots that really make the movie as good as it is. It's very hard to talk about without spoilers, but the movie builds a great atmosphere with weight to it. Probably the worst thing it does is show the best friend character having a "normal" prom night that is almost completely unrelated to the horror movie. It really is a double helix rom-com -- survival-horror of a movie. If you like "People Under the Stairs", "Don't Breathe", or any of the "Saw" movies, then you'd likely enjoy this.

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