Lust, Caution

Lust, Caution

To kill the enemy, she would have to capture his heart... and break her own.

Directed by Ang Lee

Produced by River Road Entertainment, Haishang Films

2007158 min7.3 / 10

A tense, visually sumptuous erotic thriller about a resistance fighter torn between duty and genuine love for her assassination target, culminating in tragic moral ambiguity.

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.

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  • Is Lust, Caution sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Lust, Caution one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 88% of films.

  • Is Lust, Caution scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Does Lust, Caution end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Lust, Caution violent? Somewhat. More violent than 72% of films.

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

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.

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Love80

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