{{Short description|2022 American film by Brea Grant}} {{Use American English|date=October 2022}} {{Use list-defined references|date=October 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox film | image = Torn_hearts.jpg | alt = Poster for ''Torn Hearts'', featuring a woman with intense red lighting in the background, a dark, eerie house, and two women with a guitar standing in the foreground. The title is written in bold, glowing script, and the film is presented by Blumhouse. | caption = | director = Brea Grant | writer = Rachel Koller Croft | starring = {{Plainlist| * Katey Sagal * Abby Quinn * Alexxis Lemire * Joshua Leonard * Shiloh Fernandez }} | producer = {{Plainlist| * Paige Pemberton * Paul Uddo }} | music = Brittany Allen | cinematography = Yaron Levy | editing = Hunter M. Via | studio = {{Plainlist| * Blumhouse Television * Epix }} | distributor = Paramount Home Entertainment | released = {{film date|2022|5|20}} | runtime = 97 minutes | country = United States | language = English }}
'''''Torn Hearts''''' is a 2022 American horror film directed by Brea Grant and written by Rachel Koller Croft. The film stars Katey Sagal, Abby Quinn, Alexxis Lemire, Joshua Leonard and Shiloh Fernandez. Jason Blum serves as an executive producer for Blumhouse Television.
The film was released digitally on May 20, 2022 by Epix and Paramount Home Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3711711/the-pursuit-of-fame-gets-cutthroat-in-torn-hearts-trailer/|title=The Pursuit of Fame Gets Cutthroat in 'Torn Hearts' Trailer|website=Bloody Disgusting|last=Navarro|first=Meagan|date=April 20, 2022|accessdate=October 23, 2022}}</ref>
==Plot== Singer Leigh (Alexxis Lemire) and songwriter Jordan (Abby Quinn) constitute the Nashville band “Torn Hearts.” On the rise, they are looking for a break on the tour of a famed country singer, Caleb Crawford (Shiloh Fernandez). After Jordan hooks up with Crawford, he tells her that the tour is “all-guys.” With this chance gone, Jordan talks Leigh into approaching their idol, Harper Dutch (Katey Sagal), of the Dutch Sisters, whose address Jordan got from Caleb, and recording a song with her.
After reaching the old and worn-out Dutch manor, Leigh and Jordan receive an odd welcome from Harper. Her sister Hope (the other half of their band, the Dutch Sisters), committed suicide, after which Harper left singing.
Harper is able to spark a fight between Leigh and Jordan by poking at their difference of opinions. Leigh even admits to Harper that she “picked” Jordan after “four or five” girls. Jordan shoots and kills Harper in self defense. Harper plants an idea inside Leigh’s head that with Jordan dead, Leigh would also have a tragic story to tell the world that would make more people listen to their songs. Before Leigh can leave the Dutch manor, a fatally wounded Jordan shoots Leigh, and they both die.
==Cast== * Katey Sagal as Harper Dutch * Abby Quinn as Jordan Wilder * Alexxis Lemire as Leigh Blackhouse * Joshua Leonard as Richie Rowley Jones * Shiloh Fernandez as Caleb Crawford
==Production== In July 2021, ''Torn Hearts'' was announced as part of Blumhouse Television and Epix's TV movie deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3674205/tattered-hearts-katey-sagal-starring-thriller-blumhouse-epix-director-brea-grant/|title='Tattered Hearts': Katey Sagal Starring in Thriller from Blumhouse, EPIX and Director Brea Grant|website=Bloody Disgusting|last=Squires|first=John|date=July 15, 2021|accessdate=October 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2021/07/alexxis-lemire-katey-sagal-tattered-hearts-blumhouse-epix-1234794567/|title='Alexxis Lemire Joins Blumhouse's TV Movie 'Tattered Hearts' With Katey Sagal For Epix|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Del Rosario|first=Alexandra|date=July 16, 2021|accessdate=October 23, 2022}}</ref>
==Release== The film was released digitally in the United States by Epix and Paramount Home Entertainment on May 20, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/427609/torn-hearts-trailer-country-music-gets-bloody-in-brea-grants-new-film/ |title='Torn Hearts' Trailer: Country Music Gets Bloody In Brea Grant's New Film|website=Dread Central|last=McAndres|first=Mary Beth|date=April 20, 2022|accessdate=October 23, 2022}}</ref>
==Reception== ===Critical response=== {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|score=89|average=7.10|count=28}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Torn Hearts |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/torn_hearts|website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref> Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 59 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web | title=Torn Hearts Reviews | website=Metacritic | url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/torn-hearts?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c }}</ref>
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==External links== {{IMDb title|15053518}}
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Category:2022 films Category:2022 horror films Category:2022 American films Category:2022 English-language films Category:American horror thriller films Category:Blumhouse Productions films Category:MGM+ original films Category:English-language horror films