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57% Critic Match
Swoon
“Love gone mad. History gone bad.”
5.7 / 10• 1992• 1h 33m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Teenagers Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb share a dangerous sexual bond and an amoral outlook on life. They spend afternoons breaking into storefronts and engaging in petty crimes, until the calculating Nathan ups the ante by kidnapping, and murdering, a young boy.
Cast & Crew
DS
Daniel Schlachet
Richard Loeb
Lead
Craig Chester
Nathan Leopold Jr.
Ron Vawter
State's Attorney Crowe
MS
Michael Stumm
Doctor Bowman
VZ
Valda Z. Drabla
Germaine Reinhardt
PC
Paul Connor
Bobby Franks
Adina Porter
Stenographer
Todd Haynes
Phrenology Head
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tom Kalin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Swoon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
