On March 8, A24’s Love Lies Bleeding starring Kristen Stewart and The Mandolorian‘s Katy O’Brien was released in theaters. The film is a thriller and a love story, focusing on gym manager Lou (Stewart) and her infatuation with body builder Jackie (O’Brien). Lou has connections to the criminal world via her dirtbag family, and in her efforts to help Jackie fulfill her competition ambitions in Las Vegas, the two lovers are soon dropping bodies while getting sucked back into Lou’s dysfunctional bloodline. The couple seems to think love can conquer all, but they’re in deep fast and struggling to escape.
The film was directed by Rose Glass, following up on her first film, the horror movie Saint Maud. Love Lies Bleeding debuted at Sundance Film festival to high accolades. Set in the 1980s in the Southwest, the movie has some campy, gritty visual elements verging into magical realism. Plus, lots of killing.
Aside from the two big leads, the movie stars Dave Franco as Stewart’s brother-in-law, Jena Malone as her sister and Ed Harris as her nefarious father. Anna Baryshnikov stops in as Stewart’s ex-girlfriend.
How to watch Love Lies Bleeding?
The movie expanded into a wider theatrical release on March 16, where it will be showing exclusively.
Where will Love Lies Bleeding be streaming?
A date for streaming has not yet been announced, but A24 and HBO’s Max inked a deal in 2023 for the streaming service to debut all their films. They already offer Priscilla, Dicks: The Musical, The Whale, and are set to stream The Iron Claw and Talk to Me. Folks with a subscription should be able to watch Love Lies Bleeding as soon as it’s available on the streaming service, and it will likely be available to buy on platforms like Amazon or Google Play.