Show Me Love

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Show Me Love

Released Jun 3, 1998

1h 29m

Drama

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Teens Elin (Alexandra Dahlström) and Agnes (Rebecca Liljeberg) are schoolmates. Elin is upbeat and popular, while Agnes is morose and friendless. And both girls are very frustrated with life. Elin dreams of fleeing their dull Swedish town. Agnes dreams of Elin. Though Agnes has never acted on her feelings, it's widely rumored she's a lesbian. But when Elin kisses Agnes on a cruel dare, it leads to an apology, a growing closeness between the girls and a plan to solve the problems of both.

Critics Consensus

A naturalistic depiction of teenage life, Show Me Love has a charming, authentic feel.

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Alyx Vesey

Bitch Media

The tentative nature of these couplings and the social environments that could threaten to undermine them suggest that these stories are only beginning. But I'm rooting for both couples anyway. Call me a romantic.

Jan 11, 2021

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David Ansen

Newsweek

With honesty, charm and an uncanny sympathy for all its characters, it takes us deep inside the awkward and exhilarating experience of first love.

Mar 6, 2018

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

This powerful, funny romantic drama neatly integrates the dilemmas of a girl in love, the girl she loves, a boy who also loves that girl, and that girl's sister.

Jul 18, 2007

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Savina Petkova

A Good Movie To Watch

A perfect capsule of lesbian desire and first love, Show Me Love is a gem of a movie; one that would make you think Close was a tad overrated.

Rated: 82/100

Nov 24, 2023

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Michele James

Out Magazine

This bittersweet tale will leave you sentimentally reminiscing about past loves and the passion of that first awkward kiss.

May 27, 2022

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Jas Keimig

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Even the graininess of the film itself captures a kind of pre-millennium feeling. All to be savored!

Feb 1, 2022

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Sam N

Show Me Love captures teenage angst and awkwardness with charming authenticity. The wooden performances and predictably cliché plot offer a nostalgic trip down memory lane. Suppose you want to relive the cringe-worthy moments of adolescence. In that case, this film delivers it all with a touch of endearing clumsiness.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/05/24

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PridePosterStudios

I wish someone would make me a milkshake with 5,000kg of chocolate

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/09/24

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Thee S

Intimately executed movie about queerness, teenage life, and self discovery in a gloomy, boring, depressing, musty ass Scandinavian town.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/02/23

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Audience Member

Not the best lesbian movie I have seen. But this was very realistic and bonus points for the happy ending that queer movies rarely get.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

A honest and realistic study of love and the teen years. It's refreshing to see teens actually portrayed as teens and ones who look the part as well (the two leads were 17 and 14 at the time of filming). This film is both heartwarming and touching, and I highly recommend it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

I loved it the freshest movie I've seen in a while!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Lukas Moodysson

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Alexandra Dahlström

Elin Olsson

Rebecca Liljeberg

Agnes Ahlberg

Erica Carlson

Jessica

Mathias Rust

Johan Hulth

Stefan Hörberg

Markus

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Synopsis

Teens Elin (Alexandra Dahlström) and Agnes (Rebecca Liljeberg) are schoolmates. Elin is upbeat and popular, while Agnes is morose and friendless. And both girls are very frustrated with life. Elin dreams of fleeing their dull Swedish town. Agnes dreams of Elin. Though Agnes has never acted on her feelings, it's widely rumored she's a lesbian. But when Elin kisses Agnes on a cruel dare, it leads to an apology, a growing closeness between the girls and a plan to solve the problems of both.

Director: Lukas Moodysson
Producer: Lars Jönsson
Screenwriter: Lukas Moodysson
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Memfis Film & Television [se], Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT Drama, Sveriges Television, Det Danske Filminstitut, Film i Väst, Zentropa Entertainment
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Swedish
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 3, 1998, Original
Release Date (DVD): Oct 3, 2000
Box Office (Gross USA): $220.0K
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Surround

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