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* AbusiveParents: Lou Sr. forced Lou into helping with his criminal empire and turns a blind eye to JJ abusing his daughter Beth.

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* AbusiveParents: Lou Sr. forced Lou into helping with his criminal empire and turns a blind eye to JJ abusing his daughter Beth.Beth being abused by her husband JJ, who works for him.
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* AbusiveParents: Lou Sr. forced Lou into helping with his criminal empire and turns a blind eye to JJ abusing his daughter Beth.
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* MafiaPrincess: Lou is the daughter of a wealthy gun-smuggler.

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** [[spoiler: Daisy, who sexually harasses Lou at the gym and blackmails her for sex]], is shot by [[spoiler:Jackie]].

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** [[spoiler: Daisy, who sexually harasses Lou at the gym and blackmails her for sex]], is shot by [[spoiler:Jackie]].[[spoiler:Jackie, and eventually finished off by Lou]].


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* CruelMercy: [[spoiler:Once Lou Sr. has been taken down, Lou considers shooting him in the head, but ultimately chooses to instead let him suffer the indignity of being arrested while helplessly lying on the ground.]]


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* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Lou Sr. orders Jackie to shoot Daisy due to witnessing her trying to dispose JJ's body for this reason. He is also suspected of having killed his wife for this reason years in the past.]]


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* MissingMom: Lou's mom left when she was in her teens. [[spoiler: It is strongly implied that she was murdered by Lou Sr. when she attempted to expose his crimes to the police.]]
* MushroomSamba: As Jackie gets further into steroid addiction, she experiences hallucinations and dissociation. [[spoiler:An especially powerful hallucination occurs as she's competing in Vegas, causing her to assault her fellow competitors and get arrested.]]


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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Once Lou Sr. learns that her daughter intends to expose his operation, he flies into a rage, trashing his office and eating his own pet beetle.]]

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** Is it because of the performance enhancing drugs Lou gives her? Or was she born like this, repressed it, and the drugs merely brought it out? During a phone-call home, her mother calls her a "monster", though it's not specified what she meant.

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** Is it because of the performance enhancing drugs Lou gives her? Or was she born like this, repressed it, and the drugs merely brought it out? During Evidence for the latter theory is that Lou gives similar drugs to other people at the gym but no one else has become a giant. Also, during a phone-call home, her mother Jackie's relative calls her a "monster", though it's not specified what she meant.


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* MagicalHomelessPerson: Jackie is shown sleeping under a bridge before she meets Lou. She is also a [[spoiler:{{Sizeshifter}}]].
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* EatTheDog: Lou Senior loves bugs and has several pets. But when [[spoiler:Lou turns against him]], he smashes their tanks, grabs one, and eats it.


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* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:After JJ's death]], Lou Sr. takes pity on his neglected pet bird and takes care of it.

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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:JJ, who abused Lou's sister Beth, gets beaten to death by Jackie under the effects of her roid rage after his abuse puts Beth in a coma at the hospital.]]

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* AssholeVictim: AmbiguousSituation: Jackie's [[spoiler:[[{{Sizeshifter}} size-shifting]].]]
** Is it because of the performance enhancing drugs Lou gives her? Or was she born like this, repressed it, and the drugs merely brought it out? During a phone-call home, her mother calls her a "monster", though it's not specified what she meant.
** Another possibility is [[spoiler:Jackie isn't a size-shifter at all and her size changes are just metaphors for her emotional state. This is implied during the end when both Jackie and Lou are shown as giants running away together.]]
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[[spoiler:JJ, who abused Lou's sister Beth, gets beaten to death by Jackie under the effects of her roid rage after his abuse puts Beth in a coma at the hospital.]]]]
** [[spoiler: Daisy, who sexually harasses Lou at the gym and blackmails her for sex]], is shot by [[spoiler:Jackie]].


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* ClingyJealousGirl: Daisy to Lou.


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* MercyKill: After the climax of the movie, Lou discovers that [[spoiler:Daisy is still barely alive in the back of her truck. She chokes her to death and disposes of the body]].
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* LousyLoversAreLosers: The wife-beating loser JJ is introduced being a lousy lover to Jackie. After he's finished, he proclaims, "That was magical!"

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* EightiesHair: Jackie and Lou both sport very '80s hairdos, particularly the latter having a mullet.

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* EightiesHair: Jackie and Lou both sport very '80s hairdos, particularly the latter having a mullet. On the male side, JJ sports a ratty mullet, and Lou Sr. sports a glorious skullet.


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* ChekhovsSkill: Lou Sr. teaches Jackie how to shoot a pistol even though she DoesntLikeGuns. Later, she uses a pistol to [[spoiler:land a clean headshot on Daisy]].


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* EasilyForgiven: Lou seems to quickly forget the fact that [[spoiler:Jackie tried to shoot her immediately after killing Daisy]].


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* HiddenDepths: Daisy isn't exactly a bright bulb, but she picks up on the clues that [[spoiler:Jackie and Lou were involved in JJ's murder]].


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* RedRightHand:
** Lou Sr. couldn't look more unsavory with his curtain of long hair draping down from an otherwise bald head.
** The drugged out and cheerfully amoral Daisy sports a mouthful of grey teeth.

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Lou is pursued by Daisy, an obsequious druggie, and does everything she can to keep away from her.



* BlackComedy: Several scenes of violence are darkly humorous, including the ending, where [[spoiler:Lou drags Daisy's corpse away from the road, then stops to rummage in the dead girl's purse to steal a cigarette, all while Jackie sleeps unaware]].



* DarkAndTroubledPast:
** Lou is estranged from her parents. In the end, it's implied that [[spoiler:she was forced or manipulated into killing people for her father]].
** Jackie says she was adopted at the age 13 but left her home with no money or prospects for unspecified reasons. When she phones home, her adopted mother calls her a monster.
* DirtyCop: Lou Sr. has a cop on his payroll who helps cover up his crimes and even [[spoiler:agrees to assassinate his daughter]].
* DisposingOfABody: Lou Sr. has a gorge where he disposes all the people who would rat out his gun-running operation. Lou and Jackie also find themselves with bodies to dispose of.



* EqualOpportunityEvil: Even though it's the 1980s, Lou admits that her father doesn't care about homosexuality. When Lou Sr. sees Jackie in Beth's hospital room, he just smirks as he connects her to Lou.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment:
** Lou is rude and hostile to people while doing disgusting tasks at work, showing that she's a bitter person without much going on.
** Jackie punches a gym rat who's twice her size after he makes an insulting remark even though it gets her punched as well, showing her propensity for reckless violence.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: We see ''WesternAnimation/GulliversTravels'' playing in television early in the film, in which Gulliver picks up a Lilliputian. In the end, [[spoiler:Jackie grows to gargantuan size and picks up Lou Sr]].



* LockAndLoadMontage: The trailer features several montages of handguns being loaded.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: After Jackie shoots Daisy in the throat, Lou wraps her body in a carpet and eventually pulls it down to her truck. In the final scene Daisy moves in the bed of the truck, revealing she survived...until Lou goes back into the bed and finishes the job.]]

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* LockAndLoadMontage: The trailer features several montages of handguns being loaded.
Lous locks and loads a pistol before setting out to confront her father.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: After Jackie shoots Daisy in the throat, face, Lou wraps her body in a carpet and eventually pulls it down to her truck. In the final scene scene, Daisy moves starts moving in the bed of the truck, revealing she survived...survived... until Lou goes back into the bed and finishes the job.]]job]].


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* ShoutOut: JJ notes that the recent release of ''Film/DieHard'' has made the gun range quite popular.
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Not really a gag, just orientations not matching with the actors, which is pretty common.


* CastingGag: Jackie is bisexual (played by Creator/KatyOBrian). Before long she gets into a relationship with Lou, a lesbian (Creator/KristenStewart). However, this is the opposite from the actresses' actual sexual orientations.

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Not really a happy ending. They're fugitives and murderers with no prospects and a questionable relationship.


* ButchLesbian: Jackie (a female bodybuilder) is in a lesbian relationship with Lou, who comes off as more butch with her mullet and tank tops. Midway through the film Jackie clarifies she's bisexual.

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* ButchLesbian: Jackie (a female bodybuilder) is in a lesbian relationship with Lou, who also comes off as more butch with her mullet and tank tops. Midway through the film Jackie clarifies she's bisexual.This is apparently what Lou is into, given her copy of ''Macho Sluts.''



* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: The film ends with Jackie and Lou reunited and escaping from the violence, as Lou's father is arrested by the FBI. Even if Lou does have to finish off Daisy to get there.]]


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* HollywoodHealing: Lou gets shot in the leg. By sun-up, she's not even limping.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:JJ, who abused Lou's sister Beth, gets beaten to death by Jackie under the effects of her roid rage after his abuse puts Beth in a coma at the hospital.]]
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The film also stars Creator/JenaMalone, Anna Baryshnikov, Creator/DaveFranco and Creator/EdHarris. It is due to release on March 8, 2024.

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The film also stars Creator/JenaMalone, Anna Baryshnikov, Creator/DaveFranco and Creator/EdHarris. It is due to release released on March 8, 2024.
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* DrugsAreBad: Lou gets Jackie into steroids to bulk up her physique even more, [[spoiler: and what Jackie does in a fit of 'roid rage ends up kicking off future events.]]
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* EightiesHair: Jackie and Lou both sport very '80s hairdos, particularly the latter having a mullet.


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* CastingGag: Jackie is bisexual (played by Creator/KatyOBrian). Before long she gets into a relationship with Lou, a lesbian (Creator/KristenStewart). However, this is the opposite from the actresses' actual sexual orientations.
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* CompleteMonster: Lou's brother-in-law JJ brutally abuses her, works for a violent mobster and cheats on his wife. He really doesn't seem to have any redeeming qualities.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: The film ends with Jackie and Lou reunited and escaping from the violence, as Lou's father is arrested by the FBI. Even if Lou does have to finish off Daisy to get there.]]

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* ButchLesbian: In the trailer, Jackie (a female bodybuilder) is in a lesbian relationship with Lou, who comes off as more butch with her mullet and tank tops.
* DoesntLikeGuns: In the trailer, when Jackie is asked by Lou's father if she likes guns, she answers "Not really".

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* ButchLesbian: In the trailer, Jackie (a female bodybuilder) is in a lesbian relationship with Lou, who comes off as more butch with her mullet and tank tops.
tops. Midway through the film Jackie clarifies she's bisexual.
* CompleteMonster: Lou's brother-in-law JJ brutally abuses her, works for a violent mobster and cheats on his wife. He really doesn't seem to have any redeeming qualities.
* DoesntLikeGuns: In the trailer, when When Jackie is asked by Lou's father if she likes guns, she answers "Not really".really".
* GainaxEnding: Played With. [[spoiler: After Lou's father shoots her, there's a few moments where Jackie, now somehow 50 feet tall, pulls him off her and pins him down until she and Lou, who has also grown 50 feet tall, escape hand in hand. This is never explained, although the next and final scene shows Lou and Jackie in the car together, driving away, so it seems it's likely just an emotionally charged version of what actually happened.]]



* NotQuiteDead: Jackie and Lou wrap someone's body in a carpet and load it into a truck to bury; Lou is discomfited when she looks in the rear view and sees the "corpse" moving and waking up.
* ShootingGallery: Jackie is seen walking at a shooting range in the trailer, then later tries a handgun.

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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: After Jackie and shoots Daisy in the throat, Lou wrap someone's wraps her body in a carpet and load eventually pulls it into a truck down to bury; Lou is discomfited when she looks her truck. In the final scene Daisy moves in the rear view bed of the truck, revealing she survived...until Lou goes back into the bed and sees finishes the "corpse" moving and waking up.
job.]]
* ShootingGallery: Jackie is seen walking works as a waitress at a shooting range in the trailer, then later tries a handgun.range.
* WhamShot: [[spoiler: The shot of JJ's face, or rather what's left of it, when Lou goes to his house to find Jackie.]]

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It stars Creator/KristenStewart as a gym employee and Creator/KatyOBrian as a bisexual UsefulNotes/{{bodybuild|ing}}er. The film also stars Creator/JenaMalone, Anna Baryshnikov, Creator/DaveFranco and Creator/EdHarris. It is due to release on March 8, 2024.

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It stars Creator/KristenStewart as In the 1980s, a reclusive gym employee and Creator/KatyOBrian as a bisexual UsefulNotes/{{bodybuild|ing}}er. manager, Lou (Creator/KristenStewart) falls hard for Jackie (Creator/KatyOBrian), an ambitious UsefulNotes/{{bodybuild|ing}}er headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou's criminal family.

The film also stars Creator/JenaMalone, Anna Baryshnikov, Creator/DaveFranco and Creator/EdHarris. It is due to release on March 8, 2024.
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* NotQuiteDead: Jackie and Lou wrap someone's body in a carpet and load it into a truck to bury; Lou is discomfited when she looks in the rear view and sees the "corpse" moving and waking up.

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* ButchLesbian: In the trailer, Jackie (a female bodybuilder) is in a lesbian relationship with Lou.

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* AmazonianBeauty: Jackie is a professional bodybuilder, where flexing and showing off muscle is the name of the game, and Lou is smitten with her.
* ButchLesbian: In the trailer, Jackie (a female bodybuilder) is in a lesbian relationship with Lou.Lou, who comes off as more butch with her mullet and tank tops.
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''Love Lies Bleeding'' is a 2024 American romantic thriller film directed by Rose Glass, written by Glass and Weronika Tofilska and produced by Creator/A24 and [=Film4=].

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''Love Lies Bleeding'' is a 2024 American romantic thriller film directed by Rose Glass, written by Glass and Weronika Tofilska and produced by Creator/A24 Creator/{{A24}} and [=Film4=].

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It stars Creator/KristenStewart as a gym employee and Creator/KatyOBrian as a bisexual UsefulNotes/{{bodybuild|ing}}er. The film also stars Creator/JenaMalone, Anna Baryshnikov, Creator/DaveFranco and Creator/EdHarris.

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It stars Creator/KristenStewart as a gym employee and Creator/KatyOBrian as a bisexual UsefulNotes/{{bodybuild|ing}}er. The film also stars Creator/JenaMalone, Anna Baryshnikov, Creator/DaveFranco and Creator/EdHarris. \n It is due to release on March 8, 2024.

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* ButchLesbian: In the trailer, Jackie (a female bodybuilder) is in a lesbian relationship with Lou.



* LockAndLoadMontage: The trailer features a montage of handguns being loaded.
* ShootingGallery: Jackie is seen walking at a shooting range in the trailer.

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* LockAndLoadMontage: The trailer features a montage several montages of handguns being loaded.
* ShootingGallery: Jackie is seen walking at a shooting range in the trailer.trailer, then later tries a handgun.
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* DoesntLikeGuns: In the trailer, when Jackie is asked by Lou's father if she likes guns, she answers "Not really".
* LockAndLoadMontage: The trailer features a montage of handguns being loaded.
* ShootingGallery: Jackie is seen walking at a shooting range in the trailer.
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It stars Creator/KristenStewart as a gym employee and Creator/KatyOBrian as a bisexual bodybuilder. The film also stars Creator/JenaMalone, Anna Baryshnikov, Creator/DaveFranco and Creator/EdHarris.

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It stars Creator/KristenStewart as a gym employee and Creator/KatyOBrian as a bisexual bodybuilder.UsefulNotes/{{bodybuild|ing}}er. The film also stars Creator/JenaMalone, Anna Baryshnikov, Creator/DaveFranco and Creator/EdHarris.
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''Love Lies Bleeding'' is a 2024 American romantic thriller film directed by Rose Glass, written by Glass and Weronika Tofilska and produced by Creator/A24 and [=Film4=].

It stars Creator/KristenStewart as a gym employee and Creator/KatyOBrian as a bisexual bodybuilder. The film also stars Creator/JenaMalone, Anna Baryshnikov, Creator/DaveFranco and Creator/EdHarris.

'''Previews:''' [[https://youtu.be/BF_J3-DmiS0 Trailer]].
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