Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- eerie
- sensual
- cult movie night
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's originality, visual energy, musical ambition, and sexually charged reinvention of mermaid lore, while acknowledging uneven writing and tonal uncertainty.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film transforms traditional siren lore into a neon nightclub musical with vampiric and erotic elements.
The sirens join the Figs and Dates band, and the story unfolds through stylized songs and nightclub performances.
The mermaids are recruited into a neon-lit Warsaw dance club whose performances shape the film's visual world.
Golden fears that Silver's relationship with Mietek will undermine their dream of reaching America together.
Films like The Lure, and why
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
sexually charged folklore, musical experimentation, and dark fantasy spectacle
Repo! The Genetic Opera
stylized musical form, eroticized horror, and outsider characters pursuing belonging
Pan's Labyrinth
mythic creatures, surreal visual design, and unsettling genre hybridity
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
gothic atmosphere, musical storytelling, and horror rooted in romantic obsession
Movie Details
- Director
- Agnieszka Smoczyńska
- Release Date
- 2015-12-25
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (307)
Cast
- Michalina Olszańska
- Marta Mazurek
- Kinga Preis
- Jakub Gierszał
- Andrzej Konopka
- Zygmunt Malanowicz
- Marcin Kowalczyk
- Magdalena Cielecka
- Katarzyna Herman
- Joanna Niemirska
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Lure about?
- Two siren sisters become nightclub sensations in 1980s Warsaw, where romance, ambition, and predatory nature collide in a dazzling rock-operatic nightmare.
- What is The Lure like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Lure as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Lure violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Lure as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Lure?
- Critics broadly praised the film's originality, visual energy, musical ambition, and sexually charged reinvention of mermaid lore, while acknowledging uneven writing and tonal uncertainty.
- Which films are like The Lure?
- Films with a similar feel include The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Pan's Labyrinth, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
- How long is The Lure?
- The Lure runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Lure?
- In United States, The Lure streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel.
