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Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

★ 7.2R123 minDirector: Jim Jarmusch

2013 film by Jim Jarmusch

Only Lovers Left Alive is a 2013 Gothic fantasy comedy-drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright, Slimane Dazi and John Hurt. An international co-production between the United Kingdom and Germany, the film focuses on the romance between two vampires and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2016, the film was ranked among the BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century by 177 critics around the world. In late 2019, it was named the fourth greatest film of the 2010s by The Hollywood Reporter's chief film critic Todd McCarthy.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Only Lovers Left Alive about?
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) — Set against the romantic desolation of Detroit and Tangiers, an underground musician, deeply depressed by the direction of human activities, reunites with his resilient and enigmatic lover. Their love story has already endured several centuries at least, but their debauched idyll
Is Only Lovers Left Alive based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Only Lovers Left Alive scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.