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The Loved One

The Loved One

  • Philippines
  • 2026
  • · 100m

Director Irene Emma Villamor
Cast Anne Curtis, Jericho Rosales, Catriona Gray, Jackie Lou Blanco, Adrian Alandy, Ian Pangilinan, Max Eigenmann, Joyce Ann Burton, Mari Kaimo, Ara Davao
Genre Romance, Drama

Reuniting them after 15 years to play former lovers whose paths cross again, forcing them to confront unresolved emotions, past heartbreak, and lingering feelings, with the story exploring themes of lost love, memory, and moving on as they navigate painful encounters years later.

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What are critics saying?

80

Screen Daily by Frank Hatherley

It’s an impressive debut feature from writer/director Byrne who spills blood, boils brains and cannibalises naked teens with wicked energy.

80

Boxoffice Magazine by Pam Grady

Like Carrie without the telekinesis, this horror movie replaces the supernatural with blunt brutality and dark humor to terrific effect.

75

Slant Magazine by Calum Marsh

Sean Byrne endows his rote slasher material with the kind of blackly comic wit and levity that virtually guarantee its entry into the contemporary midnight-movie canon.

70

We Got This Covered by David Baldwin

There is clearly a lot of ambition to The Loved Ones and the near-brilliant leading performances help make the film a unique and terrifying experience.

70

Variety by Dennis Harvey

Transcends mere torture porn -- though there's plenty for the squeamish to squirm over here -- in its deftly controlled mix of empathy, grotesquerie and sardonic humor.