Fresh
This wild man has a true talent.
Pauline Kael, New Yorker
Law of Desire
An Outrageously Funny Tale of Lust, Passion and Jealousy!
1987 · 1h 42m · NC-17
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Pedro Almodóvar
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
Law of Desire
Overview
Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire.
Director and cast
- Pedro Almodóvar Director
- Eusebio Poncela as Pablo Quintero
- Carmen Maura as Tina Quintero
- Antonio Banderas as Antonio Benítez
- Miguel Molina as Juan Bermúdez
- Manuela Velasco as Ada, la niña
- Fernando Guillén as Detective
- Bibiana Fernández as Madre de Ada
- Nacho Martínez as Doctor Martín
- Helga Liné Cast
- Germán Cobos Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
100%
Tomatometer
Fresh
What it lacks in depth, 'Law of Desire' makes up in surface energy, with a lively cast, a turbulent plot and a textbook-worthy collection of case histories.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
The film bristles with energy and bright interludes before the lugubrious plot takes over...
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
More films
Live Flesh (1997)
Drama · Romance · Thriller · R
When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body... and his desire for vengeance on the man who put him there. After his release and still madly in love with her, Victor will stop at nothing to win her over even if means ...
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Director
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast
- Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal
IMDb
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Metacritic
69
Original Sin (2001)
Drama · History · Mystery · Romance · Thriller · R
A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Director
- Michael Cristofer
- Cast
- Angelina Jolie, Antonio Banderas, Thomas Jane
IMDb
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes
12%
Metacritic
33
The Dreamers (2003)
Drama · Romance · NC-17
When Isabelle and Theo invite Matthew to stay with them, what begins as a casual friendship ripens into a sensual voyage of discovery and desire in which nothing is off limits and everything is possible.
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Director
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Cast
- Michael Pitt, Eva Green, Louis Garrel
IMDb
7.1
Rotten Tomatoes
59%
Metacritic
63
Below Her Mouth (2017)
Drama · Romance · NOT RATED
An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Director
- April Mullen
- Cast
- Erika Linder, Natalie Krill, Sebastian Pigott
IMDb
5.5
Rotten Tomatoes
22%
Metacritic
42
Femme (2023)
Drama · Romance · Thriller · N/A
Jules is a drag artist in London who withdraws into himself and loses his career after a horrific attack. Months later, he recognizes one of his assailants in a gay sauna and quickly realizes he has the perfect opportunity to get revenge.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Cast
- Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, George MacKay, John McCrea
IMDb
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
69
I Served the King of England (2007)
Comedy · R
Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the conclusion that to achieve his ambitious goal he must be diligent, listen and observe as much as he can, be always discreet and use what he learns to his own advantage; but the turbulent tides of hist...
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Director
- Jiří Menzel
- Cast
- Ivan Barnev, Oldřich Kaiser, Julia Jentsch
IMDb
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Metacritic
72
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Comedy · PG
The movie's main storyline follows the life of Otík, a young man, in a tight-knit village community. The sweet-tempered Otík works as an assistant truck driver with Mr. Pávek, his older colleague and practical-minded neighbor. Pávek's family takes care of Otík, whose parents are dead. However, the two coworkers become at odds over Otík...
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Director
- Jiří Menzel
- Cast
- János Bán, Marián Labuda, Zdeněk Svěrák
IMDb
7.8
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Larks on a String (1990)
Comedy · Drama · Romance · N/A
In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is a young man who pines for a female convict.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Director
- Jiří Menzel
- Cast
- Rudolf Hrušínský, Václav Neckář, Jitka Zelenohorská
IMDb
7.3
Cutting It Short (1981)
Comedy · N/A
Francin, manager of a small-town brewery, has a charming wife whose abundant blonde locks are an adornment to the town. Maryska looks ethereal but loves meat and beer, while Francin is an ascetic. The strict members of the brewery board of directors come to audit the accounts, but are diverted from concentrating on Francin's detailed r...
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Director
- Jiří Menzel
- Cast
- Magda Vášáryová, Rudolf Hrušínský, Petr Čepek
IMDb
8.0
The Snowdrop Festival (1984)
Comedy · Drama · N/A
An episodic film about the inhabitants of Kersko, their hardships and their joys, most prominently hunting. A lyrical and humorous adaptation of writings by Bohumil Hrabal.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Director
- Jiří Menzel
- Cast
- Rudolf Hrušínský, Jaromír Hanzlík, Josef Somr
IMDb
7.5
Comments
Talk about the film with other members