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Love Crime

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A ruthless corporate executive (Kristin Scott Thomas) and her ambitious protégé (Ludivine Sagnier) bare their claws in a vicious battle for supremacy.
Love Crime

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Critics Consensus

Director Corneau's swan song, Love Crime is smart and typically well-directed, but too thin and formulaic to overcome its melodramatic trappings.

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Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard Dec 14, 2012
3/5
Corneau paints the business scenes with brushstrokes that aren't always credible but is better at the psychological battle between the two women, aided by very watchable performances from Scott Thomas and Sagnier. Go to Full Review
Gregory Maule Little White Lies Dec 13, 2012
2/5
A tepid and unsurprising drama that overstays its welcome. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian Dec 13, 2012
2/5
Love Crime has some intriguing touches, but a good deal of hammy acting as well, and the crucial murder scene is bafflingly accompanied by an ill-chosen Japanese-flavoured dinner-jazz soundtrack that kills the tension. Go to Full Review
Kathy Fennessy Seattle Film Blog Jul 10, 2026
3/4
Things are not quite what they seem, and the mouse will transform herself into a lion. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 15, 2020
2.5/4.0
It's a reminder of Corneau's status as one of few filmmakers in the world capable of crafting an intelligent and emotionally satisfying thriller. Go to Full Review
Kelly Jane Torrance Washington Examiner Jan 5, 2019
3/4
Scott Thomas stunned in one of the best English-language movies ever made, The English Patient, but now is doing her best work in France, where she's lived since she was a teenager. Go to Full Review
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Hermione W Sep 20, 2018 Tightly directed with an excellent cast, this is a sharp (and twisted) crime thriller dealing with corporate ambitions and skulduggery and personal revenge. See more
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Alain Corneau

Director

Ludivine Sagnier

Isabelle Guérin

Kristin Scott Thomas

Christine

Patrick Mille

Philippe

Guillaume Marquet

Daniel

Gérald Laroche

Gérard

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Love Crime

Love Crime (2010) Kristin Scott Thomas as Christine in "Love Crime." Kristin Scott Thomas as Christine in "Love Crime." (L-R) Ludivine Sagnier as Isabelle Guérin and Kristin Scott Thomas as Christine in "Love Crime." Ludivine Sagnier as Isabelle Guérin in "Love Crime." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A ruthless corporate executive (Kristin Scott Thomas) and her ambitious protégé (Ludivine Sagnier) bare their claws in a vicious battle for supremacy.
Director
Alain Corneau
Producer
Saïd Ben Saïd
Screenwriter
Alain Corneau, Natalie Carter, Alain Corneau
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Invictus Films, France 2 Cinéma, SBS Films, France Télévision, Divali Films, Canal+, CinéCinéma, Sofica UGC 1
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 2, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 31, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$538.4K
Runtime
1h 46m
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