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Lust, Caution

To kill the enemy, she would have to capture his heart... and break her own.

7.3(857)20072h 38m14

During World War II, a secret agent must seduce, then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill.

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Status
Released
Budget
$15M
Box office
$67.1M
Language
Cantonese
  • secret love
  • china
  • sexual obsession
  • shanghai, china
  • cheating
  • espionage
  • resistance
  • in love with enemy
  • traitor
  • lover
  • insurgence
  • war on freedom

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Ang Lee

Produced in

China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNC-17New York City, New York (Premiere)27 Sept 2007
    • Theatrical (limited)NC-1728 Sept 2007
    • TheatricalNC-1726 Oct 2007
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBFI London Film Festival20 Oct 2007
    • Theatrical184 Jan 2008
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalR 18+17 Jan 2008
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival7 Sept 2007
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival30 Sept 2007
    • PremiereSão Paulo International Film Festival30 Oct 2007
    • Theatrical18Rio de Janeiro (Premiere)1 May 2009
    • Theatrical1815 May 2009
  • ChinaCN

    • Theatrical1 Nov 2007
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1216 Jan 2008
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1618 Oct 2007
  • Hong KongHK

    • TheatricalIII26 Sept 2007
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical184 Jan 2008
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereVenice Film Festival30 Aug 2007
    • TheatricalVM144 Jan 2008
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalR18+2 Feb 2008

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Lust, Caution was released on 24 September 2007.

Audience reviews

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  • B

    badelf

    8/13/2026

    8/10

    **Summary:** **8/10:** A sensuously tense espionage thriller anchored by extraordinary performances from Tang Wei and Tony Leung; Ang Lee crafts a meticulously paced, beautifully shot meditation on desire, deception, and the dangerous space where ideology meets genuine feeling. This is a classic spy thriller, like a John le Carré novel, except instead of England and Russia, it's between Japan and occupied Chin…

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