Love Lies Bleeding

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Love Lies Bleeding

R

Released Mar 15

1h 44m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

LGBTQ+

Action

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From Director Rose Glass comes an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou's criminal family.

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Critics Consensus

Lust and violence collide to powerfully pulpy effect in Love Lies Bleeding, a well-acted addition to writer-director Rose Glass' growing body of exceptional work.

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Love Lies Bleeding tells a stylish, slow-burning story with some great performances, although it takes some big risks toward the end that won't pay off for everyone.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

Rose Glass's gory sensibility is put to good use in this steroid-popping, hyper-violent love story.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 17, 2024

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Matthew Lickona

San Diego Reader

Once you get the interior ugliness of everyone involved, you may be able to chuckle at some of the violence, ha ha.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 20, 2024

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El Hunt

London Evening Standard

And besides: absurdist, gasp-inducing, melodramatic, and often intensely violent right through to the grisly, surrealist end, Love Lies Bleeding is entertaining enough without having to do all of the heavy-lifting.

Rated: 4/5

May 15, 2024

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William Stottor

Loud and Clear Reviews

Love Lies Bleeding, Rose Glass’ gloriously bizarre follow up to Saint Maud, is a marvellous feat of muscular filmmaking.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 3, 2024

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

[Director Rose] Glass creates a visceral cinematic world to match the overheated emotions and erotic fantasies. The bleary saturated colors evoke the era and the area while a surreal quality seeps in...

Aug 9, 2024

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Jack Martin

Film Feeder

The fact remains, though, that this is very much a Rose Glass feature, and the filmmaker shows a firm and playful grip on genre storytelling that isn’t afraid to go to some strange, yet captivating places that are impossible not to admire.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 5, 2024

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Katie S

Way to violent and tragic.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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VV

Hilarious, terrifying, brilliant. Amazing acting, unique story, truly has never been done before. 10/10.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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Salvador

Perfect piece of pulp cinema with some crazy visuals.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Ricki W

Superb acting by both Kristen Stewart especially, and of course Katy OBrian. The entire audience applauded deservedly afterwards , at the Culver Theater , Culver City .

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Jonas S

How many lesbian crime thrillers have you seen? Exactly. It keeps pace and brings chick love and crime into the mainstream.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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Raymond

Very interesting and suspenseful.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/02/24

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Synopsis

From Director Rose Glass comes an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou's criminal family.

Director: Rose Glass
Producer: Andrea Cornwell, Oliver Kassman
Screenwriter: Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska
Distributor: A24
Production Co: A24, Film4, Escape Plan Productions, Lobo Films
Rating: R (Grisly Images|Drug Use|Violence|Language Throughout|Nudity|Sexual Content)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, LGBTQ+, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 15, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 26, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.7M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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