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Hungry Hearts (2015): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot

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Hungry Hearts is a 2015 drama thriller directed by Saverio Costanzo, starring Adam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher. It runs 1 hour 49 minutes and earned $549,823 worldwide. Critics gave it 65% on Rotten Tomatoes and 48 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.5/10.

IMDb rating
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
65%
worldwide gross
$549.8K
Metascore
48
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Hungry Hearts (2015) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 49m (109 min)
Director
Saverio Costanzo
Genres
Drama , Thriller
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Hungry Hearts About?

The premise of Hungry Hearts without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

After a whirlwind romance, Jude and Mina settle into married life in New York City, but their happiness is tested by the birth of their son. Mina develops intense beliefs centered around veganism, cleanliness, and a rigid sense of purity, which increasingly impacts their child’s upbringing. Jude finds himself increasingly concerned as Mina’s controlling behavior escalates, forcing him to confront a hidden, unsettling side of his wife and the potential danger it poses to their family.

Hungry Hearts Themes & Keywords

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  • vegan
  • stuck door
  • baby boy
  • husband wife relationship
  • veganism
  • father son relationship
  • bathroom
  • locked in a bathroom
  • meet cute
  • sense of smell
  • diarrhea
  • apology
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  • holding one's nose
  • knocking on a door
  • chinese restaurant
  • italian
  • telling a joke
  • engineer
  • telephone hangup
  • laughter
  • breaking down a door
  • subtitled scene
  • boxer shorts
  • kiss
  • pregnancy
  • rooftop
  • crying woman
  • dancer
  • dancing
  • volna restaurant brooklyn new york city
  • brooklyn new york city
  • dead mother
  • father daughter relationship
  • father daughter estrangement
  • microphone
  • wedding reception
  • singer
  • singing
  • song
  • sex standing up
  • thunder
  • rain
  • kidnapping
  • kidnapping a baby
  • father kidnaps baby son
  • train
  • child welfare
  • stuffed deer head
  • deer antlers
  • changing a baby's diapers
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Cast & crew

Hungry Hearts Cast

Adam Driver leads the cast, with Alba Rohrwacher. Directed by Saverio Costanzo.

From the director

More from Saverio Costanzo

More films directed by Saverio Costanzo, best-rated first: Private, Finally Dawn, The Solitude of Prime Numbers and In Memory of Me.

Full filmography
Ratings

Hungry Hearts Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Hungry Hearts 65% on Rotten Tomatoes and 48 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.5/10.

Plot

Hungry Hearts Plot Summary

What happens in Hungry Hearts from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Jude, portrayed by Adam Driver, is a kind-hearted and reasonable engineer based in New York City. His life takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself trapped in a restaurant bathroom with Mina, played by Alba Rohrwacher, an employee of the Italian embassy. What starts as a strangely funny encounter soon bloominсs into a relationship, culminating in the couple moving in together.

Full summary

The whole story of Hungry Hearts, scene by scene

Read the full summary
Box office

Hungry Hearts Box Office

Hungry Hearts grossed $549,823 worldwide. $6,921 came from the US and Canada and $542,902 (99%) from the rest of the world.

2015 box office

Worldwide gross

$549.8K

US & Canada
$6.9K
International
$542.9K
US & Canada 1% Rest of the world 99%
Videos

Hungry Hearts Trailers & Videos

The trailer of Hungry Hearts.

Official Trailer
Quiz

How Well Do You Know Hungry Hearts?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

Question 1 of 10

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In which city does Jude live and work as an engineer?

Details

Hungry Hearts Also Known As

12 alternative titles, including “헝그리 하트” and “Aç Kalpler”.

Also known as
  • 헝그리 하트
  • Aç Kalpler
  • Πεινασμένες Καρδιές
  • Éhes szívek
  • Голодные сердца
  • Corações Famintos
  • Hladová srdce
  • 幸福魔天倫
  • 饥饿的心
  • Złaknieni
  • 飢餓的心
  • Голодні серця

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FAQ

Hungry Hearts FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Hungry Hearts, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Hungry Hearts?

Hungry Hearts runs 1 hour 49 minutes (109 minutes).

When was Hungry Hearts released?

Hungry Hearts was released on June 5, 2015.

Who directed Hungry Hearts?

Hungry Hearts was directed by Saverio Costanzo.

More films by Saverio Costanzo

Who is in the cast of Hungry Hearts?

Hungry Hearts stars Adam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher.

How much did Hungry Hearts make at the box office?

Hungry Hearts grossed $549,823 worldwide ($6,921 domestic, $542,902 international).

How is Hungry Hearts rated?

Hungry Hearts has 6.5/10 on IMDb, 65% on Rotten Tomatoes, 48 on Metacritic and 66% on TMDB.

Does Hungry Hearts have a post-credit scene?

No. Hungry Hearts has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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