Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- voyeuristic
- brooding
- late night thriller viewing
- adult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the premise and cast promising but judged the erotic thrills and suspense uneven, with the story sometimes tipping into silliness.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Catherine hires Chloe to seduce David and receives increasingly graphic reports that reshape her understanding of the marriage.
Catherine directs Chloe's encounters and watches the boundaries between observation, fantasy, and participation dissolve.
The Stewart household's apparent stability is tested through staged seduction and the circulation of intimate information.
The professional and family settings provide an orderly surface for the escalating suspicion and manipulation.
Films like Chloe, and why
Basic Instinct
shared erotic thriller framework, marital suspicion, psychological manipulation, and escalating sexual danger
Body Double
shared erotic mystery, voyeuristic tension, unstable desire, and Hitchcockian suspense
Unfaithful
shared domestic paranoia, sexual game-playing, and morally destabilizing relationships
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
shared erotic suspense, identity games, and a polished but unsettling atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Atom Egoyan
- Release Date
- 2010-02-25
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (1925)
Cast
- Amanda Seyfried
- Julianne Moore
- Liam Neeson
- Max Thieriot
- R.H. Thomson
- Nina Dobrev
- Mishu Vellani
- Julie Khaner
- Laura de Carteret
- Tiffany Lyndall-Knight
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Chloe about?
- A suspicious doctor hires an escort to test her professor husband’s fidelity, only to become entangled in a dangerous web of desire and control.
- What is Chloe like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Chloe as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Chloe violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Chloe as mild.
- What did critics think of Chloe?
- Critics broadly found the premise and cast promising but judged the erotic thrills and suspense uneven, with the story sometimes tipping into silliness.
- Which films are like Chloe?
- Films with a similar feel include Basic Instinct, Body Double, Unfaithful, and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.
- How long is Chloe?
- Chloe runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Chloe?
- In United States, Chloe is available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
