Love, Lies

Love, Lies

A tragedy of jealousy and desires.

Directed by Park Heung-sik

Produced by Lotte Entertainment, The LAMP

2016120 min7.8 / 10

A melancholic tragedy about artistic ambition, romantic betrayal, and the destructive power of jealousy between two close friends.

Two best friends, So-yool and Yeon-hee, dream of becoming the top artists in Seoul together. But their friendship doesn't last long as Yoon-woo, So-yool's first love and songwriter, falls in love with Yeon-hee and her voice. So-yool's feeling of jealousy and inferiority towards Yeon-hee grows by the day, and she eventually makes a drastic decision to bring the two lovers down.

Questions people ask

  • Is Love, Lies sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Love, Lies end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Love, Lies scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Love, Lies easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Love, Lies violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

75/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity43

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise94

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love95

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Love, Lies

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Love, Lies

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Love, Lies, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Love, Lies, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Love, Lies, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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