"Die My Love" is a 2025 American psychological drama film directed by Lynne Ramsay. Ramsay co-wrote the screenplay with Enda Walsh and Alice Birch. The movie is based on a 2012 novel by Ariana Harwicz. It tells the story of a young mother, played by Jennifer Lawrence, living in rural Montana. She struggles with serious postpartum depression and psychosis, which cause problems in her marriage to her husband, played by Robert Pattinson, and affect her ability to tell what is real. Other actors in the movie include LaKeith Stanfield, Nick Nolte, and Sissy Spacek.

The film premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2025, and was nominated for the Palme d'Or. It was released in the United States by Mubi on November 7, 2025. Critics gave the movie mostly positive reviews, praising Jennifer Lawrence's performance. At the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, she was nominated for Best Actress.

Plot

After Jackson's uncle passes away, he inherits his home in Montana. Jackson moves there from New York with his pregnant girlfriend, Grace. Soon after moving in, Grace gives birth to a baby boy. At first, they enjoy living in the quiet countryside, but problems begin to arise. Jackson works long hours, and Grace feels lonely and neglected when she finds condoms in his car, which makes her believe he has been unfaithful.

Before the baby is born, Jackson's father, Harry, dies. Later, Jackson's mother, Pam, learns from Jackson that his uncle had died by suicide in the home by shooting himself. Jackson brings a dog home without asking Grace's permission. She dislikes the dog because it is not trained and barks constantly. One night, after the dog is hurt in a car accident, Grace insists that Jackson kill it. When he refuses, saying he will take it to a vet, Grace shoots the dog herself.

Over time, Grace's behavior becomes unpredictable. She carries knives, starts a relationship with a married man who rides a motorcycle near their home, and breaks a glass door by running into it. She and Jackson argue often, and Grace reacts more strongly to their conflicts. Despite this, Jackson proposes to Grace.

Their wedding begins well, but later, Jackson refuses to kiss Grace when she asks repeatedly, leaving her to dance alone. After the ceremony, Grace stays in the bridal suite and has a hotel employee sing for her. She hits her head against a mirror and walks home the next morning with the baby in a stroller. Jackson finds her and sends her to a mental health facility. The doctor explains that Grace's feelings of being left alone may come from losing her parents as a child.

After Grace is released, she learns that Jackson has fixed up the house, gotten a new car, and named their son Harry, after her late father. At a welcome party, Grace becomes upset when others comment on how well she looks. She tries to leave, and Jackson takes her on a drive. Grace says she does not want to return home and feels Jackson does not understand her. When they stop, Grace kisses Jackson and says, "Enough," then walks into the forest. She burns the book she was writing and removes her dress. Jackson sees her walk into a fire that is spreading quickly and runs to stop her, but it is too late.

Cast

• Jennifer Lawrence plays the role of Grace
• Robert Pattinson plays the role of Jackson
• LaKeith Stanfield plays the role of Karl
• Nick Nolte plays the role of Harry
• Sissy Spacek plays the role of Pam
• Gabrielle Rose plays the role of Jen
• Debs Howard plays the role of Marsha
• Sarah Lind plays the role of Cheryl

Production

The film is based on Ariana Harwicz's 2012 novel Die, My Love, which is called Matate, amor in Spanish. In 2022, Martin Scorsese gave the novel to Excellent Cadaver, a company run by Jennifer Lawrence and Justine Ciarrochi, after reading it in a book club with other filmmakers. He imagined making a movie with Lawrence in the lead role. Scorsese and Lawrence had previously talked about adapting Kate Chopin's 1899 novel The Awakening, but they chose Die, My Love instead because they believed it would be a more difficult and challenging role to portray. In November 2022, Lawrence confirmed she would star in the film, which was being written by Lynne Ramsay and playwright Enda Walsh. Ramsay became the director after Lawrence sent her the book. Initially, Ramsay wanted to decline the project because she had already explored similar postpartum themes in her 2011 film We Need to Talk About Kevin. She offered Lawrence another project, but Lawrence refused and insisted on working on Die, My Love. Ramsay agreed to take on the project when she focused on it as a "bonkers, crazy love story" rather than a story about postpartum depression.

This was Ramsay's first film since You Were Never Really Here (2017). She asked Enda Walsh to write the first draft of the script and agreed to write the second and final draft. Alice Birch also helped write the script. The story's setting was changed from rural France in the book to the United States in the film. By April 2024, Ramsay and George Vjestica were writing music for Lawrence to record.

In July 2024, Robert Pattinson was in talks to join the film, which was produced by Scorsese and Andrea Calderwood along with Excellent Cadaver. Lawrence offered Pattinson the role after another project they were discussing fell through. In August, LaKeith Stanfield, Sissy Spacek, and Nick Nolte joined the cast. The film is a thriller, and Ramsay and Pattinson described it as a dark comedy. Ramsay said, "It's my kind of comedy and love story, so it's going to be dark and fucked-up," while Pattinson called it "hilarious."

Filming was originally planned for 2023 but was delayed due to Hollywood strikes. Production began in Calgary, Canada, on August 19, 2024, and ended on October 16. Cinematographer Seamus McGarvey worked with Ramsay again, as he had done on We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011). He shot the film using 35mm film and the 1.33:1 Academy ratio, inspired by Roman Polanski's Repulsion (1965) and Rosemary's Baby (1968).

Pattinson shared that he was very nervous about a dance scene and struggled to convince Ramsay and Lawrence to change or choreograph it. He took dance classes for the role. He later described the set environment as unusual, noting that Ramsay once changed a scene with three or four pages of dialogue to one with no dialogue at all. He called the experience "scary but very exciting."

Lawrence, who was four-and-a-half months pregnant when filming began, said her character's experience with postpartum hormonal changes helped her connect to the role. She mentioned that her own postpartum experience with her second child was difficult, which made the story feel "bizarre" in hindsight. She also described the character's identity crisis as a mother as deeply emotional.

Cinematographer McGarvey used unusual methods during filming, such as burning lenses and singeing the camera gate. Lawrence described the result as a unique "inky look."

Release and reception

In April 2025, the film was invited to the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. It premiered at the festival on May 17, competing for the Palme d'Or. After its world premiere, the film received a six-minute standing ovation. A company called 193 managed the distribution sales. Soon after the Cannes premiere, Mubi bought the rights to show the film in North and Latin America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Benelux, Turkey, India, Australia, and New Zealand for $24 million. This was Mubi’s largest purchase to date. They planned to show the film in theaters for 45 days on 1,500 screens across the United States. The film was released in the United States on November 7, 2025. It began streaming on Mubi on December 23, 2025.

After its screening at Cannes, the film was re-edited.

The film was shown at the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival after Lawrence received the Donostia Award. Additional screenings were planned at the 2025 Vienna International Film Festival, the 69th BFI London Film Festival as a Gala selection, and in the "Best of 2025" section of the 20th Rome Film Festival in October 2025.

The film closed the 2025 Stockholm International Film Festival on November 16, 2025.

"Die My Love" earned $5.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $6.4 million in other regions, totaling $11.9 million worldwide.

In its opening weekend, the film made $2.6 million from 1,983 theaters, ranking eighth at the box office. During the same weekend, it became Lynne Ramsay’s highest-grossing film in the United States. In its second weekend, it earned $891,010, ranking 12th.

Critics generally praised the film after its Cannes premiere, especially Jennifer Lawrence’s portrayal of postpartum psychosis and Lynne Ramsay’s direction. On Rotten Tomatoes, 74% of 264 critics gave positive reviews. The site’s summary stated: "A frenzied depiction of a common but oft-ignored experience, Die My Love might be too stylistically mannered to fully connect but gifts Jennifer Lawrence with one of her most vivid roles yet." Metacritic gave the film a score of 72 out of 100, based on 54 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Audiences rated the film "D+" on CinemaScore’s A+ to F scale.

Many critics highlighted Jennifer Lawrence’s performance, with Deadline Hollywood saying it deserved an Academy Award. Tim Grierson of Screen International called Lawrence "the match that lights Lynne Ramsay’s gripping, slow-burn fifth feature," noting its focus on mental health and relationships. Nicholas Barber of the BBC said Lawrence "is better than ever." Rafa Sales Ross of The Playlist called Lawrence the "undeniable propulsive force" of the film, praising her ability to shift between charm and darkness. Stephanie Zacharek of Time praised Lawrence’s performance as one that connects deeply with human suffering.

Dave Calhoun of Time Out described the film as "deeply raw and honest" with a "musical, black-comic, big-hearted spirit." However, Owen Gleiberman of Variety criticized the film as "reckless on the surface but overdetermined," questioning its approach to motherhood. Sonia Rao of The Washington Post gave the film 2.5 stars, calling Lawrence "brilliant" but criticizing the lack of postpartum exploration as "baffling at best and exploitative at worst." Sheila O’Malley of RogerEbert.com gave the film three-and-a-half stars, comparing Lawrence’s performance to Catherine Deneuve in Repulsion and calling the film "a wild and worthwhile ride."