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Only Lovers Left Alive

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Artistic, sophisticated and centuries old, two vampire lovers (Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston) ponder their ultimate place in modern society.
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Worth watching for Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton's performances alone, Only Lovers Left Alive finds writer-director Jim Jarmusch adding a typically offbeat entry to the vampire genre.

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Sarah Mirk Bitch Media 01/20/2021
The film is mostly a fun, sweet character study, but it's enjoyable flow is marred periodically by its own desire to be cool. Go to Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire 06/18/2016
Somewhere around the lovely scene of Tilda Swinton dancing, freely and wholeheartedly, to the old soul record, Jarmusch's M.O. becomes clear: 'Only Lovers Left Alive' is a hanging-out move, just with vampires. Go to Full Review Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic 05/08/2014
This is a film that finds horror not in the extreme, but in the mundane. That alone makes it a worthwhile entry in a genre that it both inhabits and rises above. Go to Full Review Chance Solem-Pfeifer Willamette Week Dec 30
For being such a cool movie, there is something shockingly lame and relatable about a vampire just sinking down the rabbit hole of his pet interests, collecting rare guitars, and remixing his own compositions into oblivion. Go to Full Review Rita Di Santo Morning Star (UK) 01/29/2025
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A film that confirms Jarmusch as a top director. Go to Full Review JD Duran InSession Film 08/19/2024
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Regardless of how you embrace that theme, the way it's presented and executed here is flawless. The performances are amazing and the way Jarmusch uses this kind of world is simply fun. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Nicolas G @Samuel_Goldmann 1d looks good sounds amazing . otherwise pretendious and obvious. Nice they are vampire in a kind of regular love story.... and they drop some history facts from time to time ... See more Richard L @KaneLives Mar 14 Rather far up its own ass, but with a fantastic soundtrack, sound design, and some very nice shots, OLLA is nevertheless too slow for its own good and too pretentious yet somehow still predictable to impress. See more Chris B. @SplitWigzGoldDon Feb 15 Two healthy vampires have trouble lifting up a dead body into the trunk of a car? Tilda Swinton poorly cast. Too old for this role especially when a defining feature of vampires is their youthful appearance. See more REALESTATEOWNERSHIP T @Shervin Dec 26 If I’m not giving it 1 star is only because of the beautiful cinematography scenes as well as the musics chosen. As for the movie itself, this is probably the most pointless movie ever made. You’d be puzzled the whole time trying to figure out "ok? So?" There are a lot better options for killing time that to watch this movie! See more Ellis Y @RT74260769 Nov 1 I found this movie boring as hell. It's got some nice cinematography but was just too slow pace and very little really happened. I guess if you like mundane realistic story lines you'd probably like this but I certainly did not. See more MA A. @MWAMD Oct 5 Very fun movie. Loved the soundtrack too. See more Read all reviews
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Jim Jarmusch

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Tilda Swinton

Eve

Tom Hiddleston

Adam

Anton Yelchin

Ian

Mia Wasikowska

Ava

John Hurt

Christopher Marlowe

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Only Lovers Left Alive

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Movie Info

Synopsis Artistic, sophisticated and centuries old, two vampire lovers (Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston) ponder their ultimate place in modern society.
Director
Jim Jarmusch
Producer
Jeremy Thomas, Reinhard Brundig
Screenwriter
Jim Jarmusch
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Recorded Pictures Company, Pandora Filmproduktion GmbH
Rating
R (Language|Brief Nudity)
Genre
Drama, Romance, Horror, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 11, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.9M
Runtime
2h 2m
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