Fresh
Its dark romanticism lingers in the mind.
Wally Hammond, Time Out
Lust, Caution
To kill the enemy, she would have to capture his heart... and break her own.
2007 · 2h 38m · NC-17
Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Ang Lee
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
Lust, Caution
Overview
During World War II, a secret agent must seduce, then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill.
Director and cast
- Ang Lee Director
- Tang Wei as Wong Chia Chi / Mrs. Mak
- Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Mr. Yee
- Leehom Wang as Kuang Yu Min
- Joan Chen as Mrs. Yee
- Tou Tsung-hua as Old Wu
- Jacqueline Zhu as Lai Shu Jin
- Ven Kao as Huang Lei
- Lawrence Ko as Liang Jun Sheng
- Johnson Yuen Tak-Cheung as Auyang Ling Wen / Mr. Mak
- Chin Ka-Lok as Cho
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Overwrought and overlong, Ang Lee's Lust, Caution nevertheless has some moments of exquisite beauty and a potentially star-making performance from newcomer Tang Wei.
Christy Lemire, Associated Press
Fresh
Lust, Caution asks some patience of us, but our patience pays off.
Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Fresh
In a film where casting is a vital component in the edgy equation, Leung and Tang make a picturesque and dramatically compelling couple.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
There is deception, suspicion and self-delusion, but it all seems rendered at arm's length, despite the consummate artistry of the filmmaking.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
More films
The Honorary Consul (1983)
Action · Drama · Romance · R
Set in a small politically unstable Latin American country, the story follows the half English and half Latino Dr. Eduardo Plarr, who left his home to find a better life. Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum, a representative in Latin America who is trying to keep Revolution from occurring...
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Director
- John Mackenzie
- Cast
- Michael Caine, Richard Gere, Bob Hoskins
IMDb
5.7
The Golden Lotus: Love and Desire (1991)
Drama · Romance · N/A
A corrupt local official, Xi Men Qing, who lusts after women and money, pursues his brother's young wife, Lee Ping Er. Ping finds Men attractive, and under her drunken husband's nose, she and Men work their way through the illustrations of a pillow book, the "Golden Lotus." Men pursues the same feat with his fourth concubine, Pan Jing ...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Li Han-Hsiang
- Cast
- Pal Sinn Lap-Man, Charlie Cho Cha-Lee, Yuk Ting Fong
IMDb
4.9
Unfaithful (2002)
Drama · Romance · Thriller · R
A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Director
- Adrian Lyne
- Cast
- Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Olivier Martinez
IMDb
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes
51%
Metacritic
63
Blood Brothers (1973)
Action · Drama · PG-13
Set in the waning years of the Ching Dyansty, this dramatic, tragic, romantic, blood-soaked martial arts tale of betrayal and revenge explores one of the most sensational scandals in Chinese history and marked the true ascension of its director and actors to superstar status. In fact, Ti Lung won Taiwan's Golden Horse Award for Outstan...
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Director
- Chang Cheh
- Cast
- David Chiang Da-wei, Ti Lung, Chen Kuan-tai
IMDb
6.8
A Farewell to Arms (1932)
Drama · Romance · War · Approved
A tale of the World War I love affair, begun in Italy, between American ambulance driver Lt. Frederic Henry and British nurse Catherine Barkley. Eventually separated by Frederic's transfer, tremendous challenges and difficult decisions face each as the war rages on.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Director
- Frank Borzage
- Cast
- Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper, Adolphe Menjou
IMDb
6.4
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Crime · Drama · Thriller · R
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as...
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Cast
- Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn
IMDb
8.6
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Metacritic
86
Philadelphia (1993)
Drama · PG-13
Two lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Cast
- Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards
IMDb
7.7
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Metacritic
66
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Mystery · Thriller · R
Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mys...
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Cast
- Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber
IMDb
6.6
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Metacritic
76
Stop Making Sense (1984)
Documentary · Music · PG
A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Cast
- David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison
IMDb
8.7
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Metacritic
94
Something Wild (1986)
Comedy · Crime · Romance · R
A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up.
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Director
- Jonathan Demme
- Cast
- Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta
IMDb
6.9
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
73
Comments
Talk about the film with other members