Rose Glass’ blood-soaked sensation Love Lies Bleeding is now available to watch at home. Starring Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov with Dave Franco and Ed Harris.
Love Lies Bleeding is a 2024 romantic thriller film directed by Rose Glass from a screenplay she co-wrote with Weronika Tofilska.
The Plot
Set in 1989, its plot tells an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.
Love Lies Bleeding premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2024, was released theatrically in the United States by A24 on March 8, 2024, and is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom by Lionsgate on May 3, 2024. The film received generally positive reviews from critics.
In its opening weekend the film made $276,618 from five theaters, a per-venue average of $55,324. Expanding to 1,362 theaters the following weekend, the film made $2.5 million, finishing sixth at the box office.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 211 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The website’s consensus reads: “Lust and violence collide to powerfully pulpy effect in Love Lies Bleeding, a well-acted addition to writer-director Rose Glass’ growing body of exceptional work.” Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 76 out of 100, based on 49 critics, indicating “generally favorable” reviews. Audiences polled by PostTrak gave the film a 78% overall positive score with an average 3.5 out of 5 stars.
You can also purchase merch for the movie, from A24’s Crater Gym Merch Capsule here.
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