Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

March 7, 2024 (GB) • Crime, Romance, Thriller • 104m

Overview

Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.

Director

Rose Glass

Writers

Rose Glass, Weronika Tofilska

Top Billed

Kristen Stewart

Keywords

homicide blackmail fbi new mexico eroticism bisexuality american dream addiction bodybuilder steroids murder dirty cop female protagonist las vegas brutality crime family gym lgbt estranged father fitness woman director albuquerque, new mexico vexed neo-noir female bodybuilder frantic 1980s abusive husband shooting range father daughter relationship lesbian body horror audacious commanding exhilarated exuberant

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Top Billed Cast

Kristen Stewart

Lou

Katy O'Brian

Jackie

Ed Harris

Lou Sr.

Dave Franco

Jena Malone

Beth

Anna Baryshnikov

Daisy

Orion Carrington

O'Riley

Matthew Blood-Smyth

Dave

David DeLao

Officer Mike

Hilary Fleming

Sharon

Eldon Jones

Billy

Catherine Haun

Gym Woman

Keith Jardine

Chester

Jerry G. Angelo

Mikey

Tait Fletcher

Nate

Jamie Javier Guerreo

Henchman

Roger Ivens

Blindfolded Man

Kim S. Monti

Nurse

Mikandrew

Stoney Owen

Lontrell Anderson

Vegas Cop

Crystal Mayes

Spectator (uncredited)

Crew

Rose Glass

Director

Rose Glass

Writer

Weronika Tofilska

Writer

Andrea Cornwell

Producer

Oliver Kassman

Producer

Ben Fordesman

Director of Photography

Daniel Battsek

Executive Producer

Ollie Madden

Executive Producer

David Kimbangi

Executive Producer

Clint Mansell

Original Music Composer

Carmen L. Jones

Key Hair Stylist

Peter Lyons Collister

Second Unit Director

Susan E. Fiore

First Assistant Director

Scott Rorie

First Assistant Director

Jhene Chase

Set Decoration Buyer

Tim Burns

Sound Effects Editor

Ben Cross

Foley Mixer

Georgina Hahn

Utility Sound

Matis Rei

Sound Effects Editor

Andrew Stirk

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ian Waggott

Foley Artist

David Pinter

Stunts

Derick Pritchard

Stunt Coordinator

Lucas Swallow

Stunts

Twojay Dhillon

Steadicam Operator

Skyler Zurn

Casting Associate

Lorrie Latham

Extras Casting

Yvonne Wilburn

Costume Supervisor

Ashley Keel

Key Set Costumer

Susan Kirr

Executive Producer

Mark Towns

Editor

Katie Hickman

Production Design

Loren Schoel

Assistant Art Director

Kendra Tuthill

Art Direction

Jess Coffer

Set Decoration

Megan Daum

Hair Department Head

Frieda Valenzuela

Makeup Department Head

Rose Bladh

Sound Mixer

Brian Waltsak

Makeup Artist

Allie Swift

Makeup Artist

Lisa Hansell

Key Makeup Artist

Olga Mill

Costume Design

Maxime Ponsart

CG Artist

Susan Kirr

Unit Production Manager

Jake Pokluda

Unit Production Manager

Beatriz Loera

Second Assistant Director

Twojay Dhillon

"A" Camera Operator

Karla Marie Christensen

First Assistant "A" Camera

Royce Leii

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Reid Russell

"B" Camera Operator

Daniel Baas

First Assistant "B" Camera

Zachary Grace

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Corey Weintraub

"C" Camera Operator

Tim Gregoire

Digital Imaging Technician

Anna Kooris

Still Photographer

Mike D. Fernandez

Video Assist Operator

Jordan Graham

Loader

Bailey Gardner

Assistant Costume Designer

Anju Vegtel

Costume Supervisor

Raquel Fluxa Moncada

Costume Coordinator

Andrew Sanchez

Set Costumer

Brianna Cherie

Set Costumer

Stacey Panepinto

Makeup Artist

Bryan Perkal

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Anastasia M. Cummings

Script Supervisor

Trevor Turner

Boom Operator

Mariah Perry

Utility Sound

Adam Kronenberger

Casting Assistant

Angelique Midthunder

Local Casting

Jyl Murray

Extras Casting Assistant

Spencer Stair

Leadman

Kristen Kogler

Set Decoration Buyer

Chelsey Danielsen

Property Master

Zina Yroc

Assistant Property Master

Joshua Swanson

On Set Dresser

Rhonda Paynter

On Set Dresser

Matthew J Ellis

On Set Dresser

Rhiannon Keams

On Set Dresser

Daniel Ortiz

On Set Dresser

Mercy Quinones

On Set Dresser

Warren Campbell

On Set Dresser

Randall Dongo-Olsen

On Set Dresser

Ethan Scroggins

On Set Dresser

Jon McGinty

Chief Lighting Technician

Jack Browning

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Max A. Hoyt

Electrician

Matt Wells

Electrician

Chris Wilenta

Electrician

Gabe Esling

Electrician

Trevor Rogers

Key Grip

Avery Pelzman

Second Company Grip

Jeffrey M. Williams

Grip

Adam O Durant

Grip

Jeremiah Phillips

Grip

Bill Jacobi

Grip

Timothy Weston

Key Rigging Grip

Fynn Kustis

Rigging Grip

Jamil Lutz

Rigging Grip

Ben Mitsunaga

Rigging Grip

Werner Hahnlein

Special Effects Coordinator

Luke Hussack

Special Effects Technician

Robert Fritz

Construction Coordinator

Matthew Chavez

Construction Foreman

Jessica Tellez Giron

Construction Buyer

Chemen A. Ochoa

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Matt Curtis

Title Designer

Paris Hurley

Vocals

Linda Forsén

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Jack Cheetham

Dialogue Editor

Adele Fletcher

ADR Editor

Ben Cross

Foley Editor

Declan Ilett

Sound Mix Technician

Ronnie Mukwaya

Sound Mix Technician

Caitlin McDaid

ADR Mixer

James Hyde

ADR Mixer

Michael McDade

ADR Mixer

Lindsay Abel

ADR Coordinator

Carlie Bergman

ADR Coordinator

Bill Higley

ADR Mixer

James Allen

VFX Supervisor

Ria Shroff

Online Editor

Rachel Park

Music Editor

Simon Astall

Music Supervisor

Sadie Matthew

Music Supervision Assistant

Katerina Pishchik

Music Coordinator

Yiğit Bülbül

Music Consultant

Warren Campbell

Set Dresser

Johnathon Baca

Set Dresser

Hadley Hrdlicka

Set Dresser

Ann Shimabukuro

Second Second Assistant Director

Nick Schlyer

Additional Second Assistant Director

William Merritt Thomas

Additional Second Assistant Director

Asha Hopkins

Production Assistant

Christina Zuni

Production Assistant

Lucas Stark

Production Assistant

Emily Cates

Production Assistant

Dustin DellaVecchia

Art Department Coordinator

Alan Chao

Graphic Designer

Brittany Francisco

Art Department Production Assistant

Mahsa Ahmadi

Stunts

Victoria Cadwallader

Stunts

Cassidy Vick Hice

Stunts

John Travis Johnson

Stunts

Chris Donaldson

Stunts

Marc Terrien

Stunts

Corinne Fox

Stunts

Amy Downing

Stunts

Brett Cole

Stunts

Josh Swensen

Stunts

Dan Brockett

Stunts

Jaime Romo

Stunts

Paul Crow Willis

Stunts

William Conacher

Dialect Coach

Phoebe Scholfield

ADR Voice Casting

Arianne Battersby

Set Decorating Coordinator

Scott Rasmussen

Armorer

Tommy Southgate

VFX Editor

Tommy Southgate

First Assistant Editor

Amy Pettipher

Assistant Editor

Vikas Rajput

Visual Effects Producer

Jonathan Yates

Gaffer

Philip Heron

First Assistant Camera

Philip Heron

Focus Puller

Jane Maier

Makeup Artist

Bob House

Special Effects Technician

Jes Anderson

Executive In Charge Of Production

Mary Vernieu

Casting

Lindsay Graham Ahanonu

Casting

Reviews

Cinema_Snobb

⭐ 3/10

May 1, 2024

There are few things worse in films than when a film tries too hard to be edgy. This fools some of the people some of the time. But...it also shows that the emperor really does have no clothes.

Kristen Stewart plays Lou, a gym worker who develops a crush on a female bodybuilder named Jackie. They begin a sexual relationship. Lou's father, played by Ed Harris is the town thug, and her sister is repeatedly abused by her creepy brother-in-law JJ … read the rest.

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

May 4, 2024

"Lou" (Kristen Stewart) runs a gym on the basis of being as obnoxious to the customers (mostly brain-dead males) as she can until one night she espies a new visitor. She assumes that "Jackie" (Katy O'Brian) has gone off with the boys for a beer, but a chance encounter afterwards in the car park makes it clear they are both on the same team. We (the audience) have met "Jackie" already and know she's looking for work. That comes via "JJ" (Dave Franco) who takes her to the shooting range owned by the long haired and hippy looking Ed Harris who gives her a job as a waitress. Quickly we discover that "JJ" is married to "Beth" (Jena Malone) who is the sister of "Lou" and both are the daughters of Ed Harris. "Lou", though, is a bit estranged from him and as the plot thickens we discover why. Also, we discover that "JJ" is a bit of a thug and prone to beating up his wife. A trip to the hospital for her causes tempers to flare, and pumped full of steroids, it's the increasingly unstable "Jackie" who sets things in motion that are going to bring to an head a decade of family tensions, put lives at risk and even drag in the FBI. Aside from the same sex angle, there is nothing new at all to this half-hearted relationship drama that contrives to introduce just about everything to go wrong that can and in the end seems to be trying more to parody "The Incredible Hulk" than make headway with anything different. The denouement is weak and surreal on just about every level, too. Just because Rose Glass decides to feature loads of turbulent female bonding and making out doesn't make this worth watching. It just looks like a self indulgent and proud statement of sexuality for the sake of it, regardless of the strength or brutality of the story. People have been making characterful lesbian films in Europe for a century or more, this isn't remotely revelatory. Dark humour? Hmmm - must have missed that bit.

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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

⭐ 10/10

July 17, 2024

I absolutely adored the bold and audacious “Love Lies Bleeding,” director Rose Glass’ sordid story of romance, violence, and redemption. Combining a lesbian love story with a brawny thriller, this gritty, bloody, and brash film was one of my favorites to come out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Lou (Kristen Stewart), a reclusive gym worker who spends her days mopping floors, unclogging toilets, and laminating membership cards, is barely surviving her small-town existence. Her world transforms in an instant when the transient bodybuilder Jackie (Katy O’Brian) crosses her path. Lou falls hard for those rock hard muscles, and she invites Jackie to move in with her. Ambitious to a fault, Jackie begins training for a competition in Las Vegas (and starts injecting steroids at the encouragement of Lou). The plan is for the two to take an epic road trip out West, but a startling act of violence involving Lou’s sister (Jena Malone) and brother-in-law (Dave Franco) changes everything. The truth about Lou’s criminal family is revealed, further complicating not only her romance with Jackie, but pulling both women into a web of absolute mayhem.

Glass has created a film with a deliciously pulpy, crime thriller vibe. Her bold and distinctive style is reflected with a voice that practically screams with an underlying rage and intensity (and one of the best uses of magical realism I’ve ever seen in a movie). Lou and Jackie are flawed people, but you just can’t help rooting for their relationship. They are capable and guilty of some very, very bad things, but goddamn if these two aren’t meant for each other with their explosive love story for the ages.

Stewart and O’Brian deliver stunning performances, embodying their characters with a ferocious spirit that reflects the lust and desire of their tumultuous relationship. Their chemistry is palpable and intense, which lends an additional layer of authenticity to the story. The supporting cast is nothing short of terrific too, with effective turns from Anna Baryshnikov, Ed Harris, Franco, and Malone.

Passionate and provocative, “Love Lies Bleeding” is the type of film that gets under your skin. Beneath the violence and revenge, it’s a queer love story that’s hopelessly and breathlessly romantic.

By: Louisa Moore / SCREEN ZEALOTS

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