Two Lovers

Two Lovers (2008)

  • 82% of critics liked it
    (158 reviews)

  • 54% of users liked it
    (54,667 ratings)

A depressed young man moves back in with his parents and finds his life turned upside down as he struggles to choose between the beautiful daughter of a close family friend and the scintillating but volatile next-door neighbor whose passion helps to reignite his lust for life. The third screen… More

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R, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By
James Gray
Written By
James Gray
Genres
Drama, Romance
In Theaters
May 19, 2008 Wide
On DVD
Jun 30, 2009
Magnolia Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

    Phoenix plays that schism -- the damaged soul in a hunky body -- to perfection, so well that we overlook the logical chasm at the centre of the tale.

  • Peter Howell, Toronto Star

    Gray guides his strong cast to a resolution that is both surprising and entirely realistic.

  • Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

    If Two Lovers winds up being Phoenix's last movie, at least it offers posterity incontrovertible proof that, once, he was a contender.

  • Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

    What elevates Two Lovers beyond the mundane is the strength of the performances.

  • Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

    Phoenix's performance overwhelms the slight story.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jennifer X


    A very schizophrenic movie. As in, I loved the parts with Gwyneth Paltrow, hated the parts with that other chick.

  • paul s


    examines what love is, or more precisely, what we THINK love is. Two Lovers features Juaquin Phoenix as a damaged soul (now there's a stretch, based on what has happened to him since this film) who, while barely coping with life (he was dealt a raw deal concerning his former… More

  • Dean M


    Joaquin Phoenix's performance is superb in this drama film. There is something profoundly moving and profoundly truthful here and I'm sure it has to do with Phoenix's portrayal. Gwyneth Paltrow is wonderful as the girl walking an emotional tightrope. And Vinessa Shaw is… More

  • Carlos M


    This deeply involving romantic drama is a fascinating character study crafted with sophisticated direction, and it presents great performances and a wonderful melancholic story that grabbed me completely from the very first minute to the last.

  • Jose Z


    Two Lovers is A Brooklyn-set romantic drama about a bachelor (Phoenix) torn between the family friend his parents wish he would marry and his beautiful but volatile new neighbor. It is a movie about how love sometimes make you feel miserable. The movie is really interesting, you can… More

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