Untamed Heart

Play trailer

Untamed Heart

PG-13

1993

1h 42m

Romance

Drama

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

60%

Tomatometer

25 Reviews

76%

Popcornmeter

10,000+ Ratings

Caroline (Marisa Tomei), a young waitress who seems to have bad taste in men, is on her way home one night when thugs attempt to rape her. Adam (Christian Slater), the mysterious busboy who works at the same diner, helps fight off the assailants, and she begins a relationship with him -- but not all their fellow Minnesotans are happy for them. Meanwhile, the couple face their own difficulties when Caroline finds about Adam's past, including his unique health condition.

Critics Consensus

Untamed Heart offers moderately moving evidence of just how much a flawed screenplay can be elevated by the right cast -- and how sometimes, it still isn't quite enough.

Read Critics Reviews

Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

01/11/2023

3/4

A low-key, beguiling romance set in a Minneapolis diner. Tomei Is outstanding as a waitress attracted to Slater's character, a gentle, hulking bus- boy too shy to speak.

Go to Full Review

Nell Minow

Movie Mom

08/20/2003

3/5

Awful script, but Tomei, Slater, and especially Rosie Perez are magnificent.

Go to Full Review

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/01/2000

3/4

The movie is kind of sweet and kind of goofy, and works because its heart is in the right place.

Go to Full Review

Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

10/08/2005

3/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

06/30/2005

1/5

Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

01/03/2005

4/5

Read all reviews

mohammed M.

@9mr_0 Jan 26

الفلم حلو . القصة جيدة رغم بعض جوانبها سطحية القصة مركزة اكثر على ابطال العمل . حواراتة جيدة مو عميقة دراميا لكن جيدة . الممثلين ادائهم جيد او بالاحرى الابطال ادائهم جيد لان الفلم ما ركز على الشخصيات الثانوية ادوارهم و حواراتهم كانت سطحية . شخصية البطل غامضه و بناء الدرامي لشخصيتة ما تناولت كل جوانبه . البطلة ادائها كان ممتاز وحظورها جيد. الاخراج كان جيد بشكل عام سرد احداث القصة بشكل تصاعدي بالبداية حسيت ان يتخبط لكن بعدها وازن القصة وسيطر على الاحداث رغم ان مال الى الجانب الرومانسي للقصة اكثر من الجانب الدرامي و هذا خلاني اشعر ببعض الازعاج لان القصة بيها دراما حقيقية لكن المخرج تناولها بشكل سطحي لم يتعمق اكثر بها. التصوير كان جيد جدا متزن وهادىء. الموسيقى ممتازة و تتناسب مع الفلم و مشاهدة . اختيار الاغاني في الفلم كان مقبول و لو انا بعضها عملتلها سكب . بختصار الفلم قصة رومانسية مع دراما سطحية.

See more

Frans B

@FransB Jan 26

Brilliant. Acceptable writing and well brought to screen by Tony Bill. Christian Slater and Marisa Tomei really excels in character, well the whole cast convinces in character. Good cinematography and visually appealing. Lots of emotion, suspense, drama, intrigue and very memorable. Surely elevated by the lead characters performances but very touching nonetheless.

See more

Sally L

@RT29280106 Nov 12

A movie that has remained with me for 20 years. Haunting and beautiful. I often think back to it. Untamed heart slowly unfurls, carrying you along, swaddled in it's warth, mystery and care. The Nature Boy theme song lingers beautifully. And Christian Slater is, as always, VERY pleasing to the eye 😉

See more

Leprechaun K

@LeprechaunKing May 10

A great 90's romance film. Great performances by Tomei and Slater. Brings back great memories with every watch.

See more

Ben L

@Ptrex 02/16/2025

If you don’t like this movie, we’re probably not going to get along. Early 90s wonderfulness.Marisa Tomei, Rosie Perez..one movie…enough said,

See more

Carlos I

@carlosFibarra 09/18/2024

Oh it's a sappy one. There are some engaging bits and moments of sweetness, but I fear a lot of it is just going to be deemed "problematic" by a modern audience. Which will make them less accepting of the more storybook elements. But this is peak era Slater and Tomei and I would watch them in anything.

See more

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

POST RATING

Tony Bill

Director

Christian Slater

Adam

Marisa Tomei

Caroline

Rosie Perez

Cindy

Kyle Secor

Howard

Willie Garson

Patsy

The Man in the Moon

91%

85%

The Man in the Moon

Watchlist

Blue Sky

80%

58%

Blue Sky

Watchlist

Dirty Dancing

73%

90%

Dirty Dancing

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Dirty Dancing

William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

75%

77%

William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

Watchlist

TRAILER

for William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

Some Kind of Wonderful

76%

80%

Some Kind of Wonderful

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Some Kind of Wonderful

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

Caroline (Marisa Tomei), a young waitress who seems to have bad taste in men, is on her way home one night when thugs attempt to rape her. Adam (Christian Slater), the mysterious busboy who works at the same diner, helps fight off the assailants, and she begins a relationship with him -- but not all their fellow Minnesotans are happy for them. Meanwhile, the couple face their own difficulties when Caroline finds about Adam's past, including his unique health condition.

Director: Tony Bill
Producer: Tony Bill, Helen Buck Bartlett
Screenwriter: Tom Sierchio
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 12, 1993, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.8M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

Most Popular at Home Now