Bound

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Bound

R

1996

1h 48m

Mystery & Thriller

LGBTQ+

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Sparks fly when Violet (Jennifer Tilly) sets eyes on Corky (Gina Gershon) in an elevator. Violet is the girlfriend of a violent gangster, Caesar (Joe Pantoliano), while Corky is fresh out of prison and doing renovations on the apartment next door. As the two women launch into a passionate love affair, they assemble an intricate plan for Violet to escape from Caesar, with two million dollars of the mob's money -- but the important part is to make it out alive.

Critics Consensus

Bound's more titillating elements attracted attention, but it's the stylish direction, solid performances, and entertaining neo-noir caper plot that make it worth a watch.

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

06/14/2024

This is an erotic thriller where eroticism is the agent of redemption, not damnation.

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Bruce Walker

Washington Post

07/21/2023

Like so many other rob-the-mob movies, the plan seems pretty far-fetched, and the ending isn’t much of a surprise. But if you like your films sprinkled liberally with sex, violence and humor, then you’re bound to like "Bound."

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

07/21/2023

The Wachowskis make a better debut than their screenplay for ''Assassins'' or their credit on ''Hellraiser'' comics might promise.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

May 3

3.5/4

A steamy crime thriller (and significant LGBTQ film) that contains more suggestive double entendres in its dialogue than perhaps any movie this side of Double Indemnity.

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Noah Berlatsky

Everything is Horrible (Substack)

Aug 31

The Wachowski sisters gleefully make the queer subtext of noir into more-than-text.

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Chance Solem-Pfeifer

Willamette Week

01/22/2025

One of the most assured first films you’ll ever see, Bound rearranges and pressurizes ‘50s noir tropes into a sexy, cathartic queer thriller.

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Matt J

@RT95392035 Apr 20

For some reason, I never saw this movie up until today. It was very good. Great story, the two lady's were perfect in their roles. Good mafia flick from the perspective of the women, along with a pretty steamy scene between the two of them. Satisfying ending.

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Frans B

@FransB Jan 24

The Wachowski's did good with this one as well. It definitely has a neo-noir tag to it. Brilliantly written and brought to screen. Great cinematography and visually very appealing. High dose of risqué scenes and some just far beyond suggestion. The stellar cast delivers convincingly in character. Predictable and somewhat absurd premise, but hey, that's entertainment for you, right? Enough drama, suspense, action, emotion, twists and intrigue to keep you occupied though

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Thayla T

@RT76151239 Nov 25

Um filme de máfia comum, porém, é bem corajoso dado a época em que foi lançado. Clichê, mas um clichê que funciona, e que contém toques de autenticidade.

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Yvan S

@RT84263960 Nov 21

Found out about this movie while watching a great documentary on The Matrix, saying this was the movie that the Wachowskis needed to convince film companies that they had what it took to make The Matrix worth investing in. And wow did they not disapoint! This is such a well crafted plot where you keep wondering hos more complicated the situation is gonna get and how it's gone end. I'm not into mob movies anymore, so it took amazing talent form those 2 writers / directors / poducers to get me hooked from begining to end

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Fernando D

@Maqroll Aug 9

Wachowski always hit a home run. No character disappoints in this movie. Pantoliano the best. Excellent erotic thriller must watch

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Gi S

@Gistevenn Jul 29

i'm a big jen tilly fan, sexiest voice ever.

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Synopsis

Sparks fly when Violet (Jennifer Tilly) sets eyes on Corky (Gina Gershon) in an elevator. Violet is the girlfriend of a violent gangster, Caesar (Joe Pantoliano), while Corky is fresh out of prison and doing renovations on the apartment next door. As the two women launch into a passionate love affair, they assemble an intricate plan for Violet to escape from Caesar, with two million dollars of the mob's money -- but the important part is to make it out alive.

Director: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Producer: Andrew Lazar, Stuart Boros
Screenwriter: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Distributor: Gramercy Pictures
Production Co: Dino De Laurentiis Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.8M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Surround