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Melancholia (2011)

R ★ 7.2/10 136 min Drama, Science Fiction Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden English
Director: Lars von Trier
Screenplay by: Lars von Trier
Script Consultant: Jenle Hallund
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It will change everything.

Description

Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.

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Top Cast

Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Dunst Justine
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Gainsbourg Claire
Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland John
Alexander Skarsgård
Alexander Skarsgård Michael
Cameron Spurr
Cameron Spurr Leo
Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan Skarsgård Jack
John Hurt
John Hurt Dexter
Brady Corbet
Brady Corbet Tim

Melancholia Appears on 11 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #1767
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #222

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: The 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century
BBC #43
Indiewire's 65 Best Sci-Fi Movies Of The 21st Century
IndieWire #14
New York Times 100 Best Movies Of The 21st Century
New York Times #84
Paste Magazine The 100 Best Movies Of The 2010s
Paste Magazine #47
Vulture's 101 Best Movie Endings
Vulture #37

Letterboxd Lists

Showdown The Perfect Storm
Letterboxd Showdown #14
Showdown The Worlds End
Letterboxd Showdown #06
Showdown Wedding Bells
Letterboxd Showdown #04

Temporal Era Sets

100 Best Movies Of The 2010s Indiewire
IndieWire #65

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