Lust, Caution (NC-17)

2008 • 158 minutes

About this movie

In this daring and provocative thriller from director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain), a young woman finds herself swept up in a radical plot to assassinate a ruthless intelligence agent.

Ratings and reviews

An exciting, yet beautifully crafted, film, Lust, Caution is one of Li Ang's best works! The cast are superb! And the musical score greatly helps to create a sense of danger - at times masked but ever present!

Ang Lee has created a masterpiece with Lust, Caution. Youthful nativity, political cunning, love , lust and tragedy all collide together in this beautifully shot film.

One of my favourites: Tony Leung is magnificent, conveying cruelty, grief, treachery and love, with understated potency. It's a great and sad story, told so very well. LOVED IT.