Heartless
2009 · Movie · 114 min · ★ 5.8 · 68% critics
A reclusive young man living in East London hides a prominent facial birthmark and tries to avoid the violent gangs roaming his neighborhood. After a personal tragedy, he’s drawn into a frightening world of demon-like figures and a tempting offer that promises a fresh start—at a cost he may not fully understand.
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2010-05-21
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (175 votes)
About
If you like dark, offbeat horror that mixes street-level menace with surreal, mind-bending dread, this could work for you; Not for you if you want clear answers, steady pacing, or straightforward scares like Bug.
Pros: grim urban atmosphere; emotional core; unsettling demon threat | Cons: disjointed storytelling; muddled plot threads; heavy-handed themes
Themes
- gangster
- birthmark
- pact with the devil
- physical deformity
- east end of london
- independent film
Cast & crew
Jim Sturgess
as Jamie Morgan
Luke Treadaway
as Lee Morgan
Clémence Poésy
as Tia
Justin Salinger
as Raymond Morgan
Fraser Ayres
as Vinnie
Noel Clarke
as A.J.
Ruth Sheen
as Marion Morgan
- DF
Dave Florez
as Local Resident
- NM
Nikita Mistry
as Local Resident / Belle
Timothy Spall
as George Morgan
Directed by Philip Ridley