Overview
A passionate romance spirals into chaos as love and crime collide in a dangerous world.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- brash
- erotic
- grotesque
- late night viewing
- indie film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a bold, stylish, and engaging blend of queer romance, bloody crime noir, and heightened genre excess, while acknowledging its increasingly convoluted narrative.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lou and Jackie’s attraction rapidly becomes entangled with homicide, blackmail, and violent retaliation.
The bodybuilder protagonist, steroid use, bloody violence, and escalating physical transformations push the noir framework into heightened territory.
Lou and Jackie’s relationship confronts Lou’s criminal family, JJ’s abuse of Beth, and restrictive small-town power structures.
The central lesbian relationship becomes the force driving both the characters’ rebellion and their confrontation with criminal authority.
Films like Love Lies Bleeding, and why
Bound
lesbian romance fused with crime, grotesque violence, and heightened neo-noir stylization
Blood Simple
sordid small-town criminality, volatile relationships, and darkly comic noir atmosphere
Thelma & Louise
transgressive queer desire, stylized brutality, and surreal crime-thriller escalation
Crash
body transformation, erotic obsession, and psychologically intense genre excess
Movie Details
- Director
- Rose Glass
- Release Date
- 2024-03-07
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (1041)
Cast
- Kristen Stewart
- Katy O'Brian
- Ed Harris
- Dave Franco
- Jena Malone
- Anna Baryshnikov
- Orion Carrington
- Matthew Blood-Smyth
- David DeLao
- Hilary Fleming
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- 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 Love Lies Bleeding about?
- A reclusive gym manager and an ambitious bodybuilder turn a passionate affair into a violent revolt against a criminal family.
- What is Love Lies Bleeding like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Love Lies Bleeding as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Love Lies Bleeding violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Love Lies Bleeding as graphic.
- What did critics think of Love Lies Bleeding?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a bold, stylish, and engaging blend of queer romance, bloody crime noir, and heightened genre excess, while acknowledging its increasingly convoluted narrative.
- Which films are like Love Lies Bleeding?
- Films with a similar feel include Bound, Blood Simple, Thelma & Louise, and Crash.
- How long is Love Lies Bleeding?
- Love Lies Bleeding runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Love Lies Bleeding?
- In United States, Love Lies Bleeding is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex.
