Were You Into ‘Love Lies Bleeding’? We’ve Got an Equally Hair-Raising Lesbian Thriller Waiting On Netflix for You
The Perfection is one of the best yet underrated LGBTQ+ thrillers of the 2010s, even acting as a symbolic precursor to Rose Glass' Love Lies Bleeding.
2024 was a great year for LGBTQ+ cinema, with Ethan Coen'sDrive Away Dolls, Jane Schoenbrun'sI Saw The TV Glow, Luca Guadagnino'sQueer, and, of course, the iconic thriller-slash-lesbian-romance, Love Lies Bleeding, directed by Rose Glass (Saint Maud, Room 55) and starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian. These multi-genre films were unapologetic, bold, and bright—but also had more to say below the surface-level fun aesthetic. Love Lies Bleeding was the highest-grossing, making 12.8 million worldwide. It revolves around Lou (Stewart), a gym manager, who falls in love with an aspiring bodybuilder, Jackie (O'Brian), who is training for a Las Vegas competition. But due to Lou's dysfunctional family life, chaos and violence break out, forcing Lou and Jackie into a tumultuous series of events. The lovers are eventually able to get out unscathed and drive off into the night, ready to create a life together.
