Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Labyrinthine
- Violence
- Graphic
- sleek
- paranoid
- erotic
- late night cinephile viewing
- disturbing thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly recognized Demonlover as visually striking and thematically provocative, while finding its convoluted plotting and emotional remoteness frustrating.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Diane sabotages her supervisor to win a corporate position, while the competing firms pursue profitable control of exploitative online entertainment.
The film juxtaposes polished corporate spaces and provocative internet imagery with the threat of streamed torture.
The corporate intrigue progressively morphs into a dreamlike and disorienting experience around the torture website and its operators.
French, American, and Japanese media interests intersect around the commercial circulation of pornography and violent spectacle.
Films like Demonlover, and why
The Game
corporate paranoia, eroticized power games, and sleek psychological thriller style
Crash
stylized erotic thriller atmosphere, morally compromised characters, and technological unease
The Snowtown Murders
cold corporate environments, sexual menace, and disturbing internet-age speculation
Mulholland Drive
opaque conspiratorial plotting, fractured reality, and provocative psychological intensity
Movie Details
- Director
- Olivier Assayas
- Release Date
- 2002-11-06
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (132)
Cast
- Connie Nielsen
- Charles Berling
- Chloë Sevigny
- Dominique Reymond
- Gina Gershon
- Jean-Baptiste Malartre
- Edwin Gerard
- Thomas M. Pollard
- Abi Sakamoto
- Naoko Yamazaki
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Demonlover about?
- A ruthless corporate coup spirals into a sleek, nightmarish confrontation with the online commodification of desire and torture.
- What is Demonlover like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Demonlover as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as labyrinthine.
- Is Demonlover violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Demonlover as graphic.
- What did critics think of Demonlover?
- Critics broadly recognized Demonlover as visually striking and thematically provocative, while finding its convoluted plotting and emotional remoteness frustrating.
- Which films are like Demonlover?
- Films with a similar feel include The Game, Crash, The Snowtown Murders, and Mulholland Drive.
- How long is Demonlover?
- Demonlover runs 121 minutes.
- Where can I watch Demonlover?
- In United States, Demonlover streams on HBO Max.
