Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- sensual
- melancholic
- dreamy
- arthouse film night
- international cinema evening
What critics said
Critics found the film uneven overall, strongly praising Wong Kar-wai's segment while often criticizing Antonioni's contribution and responding ambivalently to Soderbergh's.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film presents three distinct stories, each focused on desire, obsession, or romantic disintegration.
Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh, and Wong Kar-wai contribute segments produced across Italian, American, and Hong Kong filmmaking contexts.
The Hand develops attraction through years of professional contact, while the other stories frame desire through dreams, conflict, and emotional distance.
The three episodes connect erotic encounters with illness, anxiety, recurring dreams, and the apparent collapse of intimate relationships.
Films like Eros, and why
New York Stories
anthology structure, erotic desire, and psychologically unsettled romantic drama
Three Times
international anthology filmmaking linked by themes of intimacy, alienation, and longing
In the Mood for Love
stylized romantic drama centered on desire, memory, and emotionally fractured relationships
The Center of the World
art-house anthology exploring erotic obsession and relationship disintegration across distinct episodes
Movie Details
- Directors
- Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh, Wong Kar-Wai
- Release Date
- 2004-12-03
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (151)
Cast
- Gong Li
- Chang Chen
- Tien Feng
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Alan Arkin
- Ele Keats
- Christopher Buchholz
- Regina Nemni
- Luisa Ranieri
- Chan Chun-Luk
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Eros about?
- Three directors explore erotic longing, anxiety, and relationship collapse through a visually lush triptych of stories set across Hong Kong, the United States, and Tuscany.
- What is Eros like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Eros as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Eros violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Eros.
- What did critics think of Eros?
- Critics found the film uneven overall, strongly praising Wong Kar-wai's segment while often criticizing Antonioni's contribution and responding ambivalently to Soderbergh's.
- Which films are like Eros?
- Films with a similar feel include New York Stories, Three Times, In the Mood for Love, and The Center of the World.
- How long is Eros?
- Eros runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch Eros?
- In United States, Eros is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
