Only Lovers Left Alive

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Only Lovers Left Alive

R

Released Apr 11, 2014

2h 2m

Drama

Romance

Horror

Fantasy

Sci-Fi

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Artistic, sophisticated and centuries old, two vampire lovers (Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston) ponder their ultimate place in modern society.

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Worth watching for Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton's performances alone, Only Lovers Left Alive finds writer-director Jim Jarmusch adding a typically offbeat entry to the vampire genre.

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Sarah Mirk

Bitch Media

The film is mostly a fun, sweet character study, but it's enjoyable flow is marred periodically by its own desire to be cool.

Jan 20, 2021

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Somewhere around the lovely scene of Tilda Swinton dancing, freely and wholeheartedly, to the old soul record, Jarmusch's M.O. becomes clear: 'Only Lovers Left Alive' is a hanging-out move, just with vampires.

Jun 18, 2016

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Jonathan Romney

Film Comment Magazine

It makes for one of the most enjoyable and artful pieces of cinematic dandyism in the Jarmusch catalog, and for all its poised flipness, one of the saddest and most serious.

Jul 1, 2014

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Rita Di Santo

Morning Star (UK)

A film that confirms Jarmusch as a top director.

Rated: 4

Jan 29, 2025

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Regardless of how you embrace that theme, the way it's presented and executed here is flawless. The performances are amazing and the way Jarmusch uses this kind of world is simply fun.

Rated: A

Aug 19, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It’s a slick, stylish, and moody character piece that doesn’t shy away from asking good questions and prodding reflection.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Isabella S

It was good but too slow for my taste

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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Kobe H

The eternal love and struggle between a man and a woman was so accurately depicted. Genius plot and act.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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Charmaine B

Incredibly romantic, sexy, atmospheric, and intellectual.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/08/24

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Amy R

It was a bit slow moving, the concept was decent. It's OK, not the best but I didn't feel like I wasted my time.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/26/24

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diane S

Who knew that the subject of vampires could be rendered so hopelessly boring. What does this movie think it has going for it that it can just coast along with absolutely nothing happening and expect an audience to go along for the ride. Vapid and shockingly without merit.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Vilu S

In my top two of the films this year⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/31/24

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Synopsis

Artistic, sophisticated and centuries old, two vampire lovers (Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston) ponder their ultimate place in modern society.

Director: Jim Jarmusch
Producer: Jeremy Thomas, Reinhard Brundig
Screenwriter: Jim Jarmusch
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Recorded Pictures Company, Pandora Filmproduktion GmbH
Rating: R (Language|Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Horror, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 11, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.9M
Runtime: 2h 2m

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