Heartthrob

Heartthrob is a 2017 American thriller film written and directed by Chris Sivertson. It stars Keir Gilchrist as Henry and Aubrey Peeples as Samantha, who form a relationship after a chance meeting. However, things go downhill as Henry's infatuation with Samantha turns dark. Plot Shortly after high school graduation, Henry (Keir Gilchrist), the shy valedictorian, encounters Samantha (Aubrey Peeples), who suffers from a reputation as a bimbo at school. They argue at first about their preconceptions of each other, but later Henry apologizes and offers Samantha a ride home when her shift at work ends. He is overjoyed to find romance with her, but is incensed by the knowledge of her past relations with others and kills one of her former lovers. Henry is accepted to MIT, the university of choice of his domineering mother, but he drops out to stay in town with Samantha, who has been warned about his obsessive behavior and who breaks up with him to allow him to attend the better university.