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A Toxic Love Story

A Toxic Love Story

Documentary · 2026

A string of threatening emails escalates into a revenge plot involving a newly married US marshal and his ex-girlfriend.

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A Toxic Love Story

2026 Documentary 1h 31m

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6.4 / 10

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A string of threatening emails escalates into a revenge plot involving a newly married US marshal and his ex-girlfriend.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Alexandra Lacey

A

Amanda Wear

Michelle

G

Gavin Marck

Ian

K

Katia Plotnikoff

Angela

L

Lainey Baldwin

Leslie

Court is in session

Put A Toxic Love Story on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.