Melancholia

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Melancholia

R

Released Nov 11, 2011

2h 10m

Drama

Sci-Fi

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As a planet hurtles toward a collision course with Earth, two sisters (Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg) cope with the approaching doomsday in different ways.

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Melancholia's dramatic tricks are more obvious than they should be, but this is otherwise a showcase for Kirsten Dunst's acting and for Lars von Trier's profound, visceral vision of depression and destruction.

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Sara Reihani

Bitch Media

A strangely apt visual representation of depression.

Jan 9, 2021

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Amy Taubin

Film Comment Magazine

Von Trier creates a blackly comic delirium that is terrifying and completely exhilarating.

Aug 27, 2019

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Lisa Rosman

IndieWire

In Melancholia, von Trier has created a mission statement of a masterpiece, one that reminds us that nihilism itself can serve as a legitimate form of creation, a means as well as The End.

Nov 7, 2016

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June Butler

Film Ireland Magazine

Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg lead a stellar cast, and the special effects are jaw-dropping.

Jan 17, 2025

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Savina Petkova

A Good Movie To Watch

Vesting expectations in someone as wide-ranging as Kirsten Dunst assures an absolute win, even if there remain some questionable characteristics that align too well with abstract male fantasies of what a woman in distress would look like.

Rated: 7.6/10

Oct 29, 2023

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

Melodrama and science fiction sustained by images in a wide screen and music by Wagner. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5.5/10

Oct 4, 2022

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john b

Long, slow and boring in parts. Interesting story with the strangest wedding party I've ever seen. Didn't really see the point of the wedding.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/11/25

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Grecia S

This is one of my favorite movies. As someone who has battled with depression it captures it perfectly. I was so moved and it’s just beautiful.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/14/25

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Jerod S

Melancholia is an apt title - and it rubs off on you. After two hours of Wagner, too much of Dunst's body and depression as a planet comes to annihilate you - you're feeling pretty lousy yourself.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/01/25

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Mick S

Melancholia is an excruciatingly slow, self-indulgent slog. The acting feels wooden and narcissistic, making it impossible to care about the characters or the impending doom. The film drags endlessly, stretching what should have been a 10-minute concept into over two agonizing hours. Pretentious, joyless, and utterly tedious , I didn’t care what happened in the end.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/01/25

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Julius P

This really failed to fulfil my hopes after the expectations set by the critics reviews. It just felt disappointing.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/10/25

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, o filme tem praticamente cenas de diálogos que não levam a porra nenhuma, o filme tem poucas coisas interessantes e elenco tem ajudar, mas não consegue muito.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/04/25

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Synopsis

As a planet hurtles toward a collision course with Earth, two sisters (Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg) cope with the approaching doomsday in different ways.

Director: Lars von Trier
Producer: Meta Louise Foldager, Louise Vesth
Screenwriter: Lars von Trier
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Slot Machine, Zentropa Entertainment, Zentropa Entertainment France, Liberator Productions, Memfis Film AB, Film i Väst, arte France Cinéma, DR
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 11, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 13, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.0M
Runtime: 2h 10m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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