Criminal Lovers

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  • 1hr 36m

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Release Date:

Jul 21, 2000

Runtime:

1hr 36m

Synopsis

Modern retelling of Hansel and Gretel. After committing a murder, a young couple on the run find refuge in a remote cottage in the woods, where they become trapped by the perverse hermit who lives there.

Letterboxd User Reviews

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5.9K
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RATINGS 11 FANS
3.3
  • Jun 7, 2017

    Naturale born killeurs.

    152 Likes
    EnteredTheVoid
    EnteredTheVoid
    Mar 29, 2026

    “i’ve got to kill someone and you’ve got to help.” a pair of teen killers on the run, full of regret and despair — out of breath and in desperation for mercy, seeking a way out of situations which they can never take back; as love will make you do crazy things, not to…

    131 Likes
    Jackie
    Jackie
    Jan 15, 2024

    ME AND WHO Explores the complexities of love, trust, and criminal activity. Who needs couples therapy when you can simply rob a bank or kill a guy together? It’s like Bonnie and Clyde with a French twist and a dash of existential angst. Ozon skillfully weaves a narrative…

    80 Likes
    Realkinoshit
    Realkinoshit
  • Apr 18, 2014

    I am not entirely sure how to take this one, so I might blather on while I try to sort it out. Is it homophobic? Sexist? Sex-negative? Muddled? Were the Alice in Wonderland references intentional, and if so, what kind of Alice story is this? I'ts pretty apparent early on…

    76 Likes
    Sally Jane Black
    Sally Jane Black
    Aug 20, 2025

    Bored sociopathic girlfriend with intermittent enthusiasm for romance and easily influenced not super into his girlfriend boyfriend do crimes and meet their match in a *checks notes* gay cannibal lumberjack.  You know, I mean, there’s some stuff happening here, sure. But…

    51 Likes
    Aubra_
    Aubra_
    Nov 22, 2019

    François Ozon has been working in a vein of thoughtful, literary French cinema for so long, it's strange to remember that, when he started off, he was bracketed alongside fellow late-90s Gallic bad boys Gaspar Noe, Bertrand Bonello and Bruno Dumont. Bonello and Dumont have…

    43 Likes
    Graham Williamson
    Graham Williamson
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    Aug 19, 2025

    Hansel & Gretel-esque Renier/Regnier double act in which the torrid love of a young couple drives a murderous plot… all the way to the gingerbread house.

    37 Likes
    Graham
    Graham
    Nov 28, 2022

    horny bi killa french cinema 😵

    35 Likes
    Maria
    Maria
    Jul 20, 2026

    Horny and malignant psychosexual violence and poor impulse control. Not the killing spree that I was imagining but the underlying dark tension has a sort of gravity to it that continuously captures your attention. A fairytale for the tragically flawed.

    34 Likes
    13beersl8r
    13beersl8r

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USER SCORE (3)

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60

At once arch, derivative, and, in the end, bizarrely lyrical.

Metacritic review by Michael Atkinson
Michael Atkinson
Mr. Showbiz
70

Has its own sense of logic and integrity that demand a kind of begrudged respect.

Ernest Hardy
Film.com
58

It's a passionate vision thick with eroticism, but the musky atmosphere gets a little thick and murky.

Metacritic review by Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is Criminal Lovers (2000)?
The movie is 1hr 36min long.
What's Criminal Lovers (2000) about?
Modern retelling of Hansel and Gretel. After committing a murder, a young couple on the run find refuge in a remote cottage in the woods, where they become trapped by the perverse hermit who lives there.