Melancholia

7.2 2011 Lars von Trier 2h 10m
Drama Science Fiction
Melancholia

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

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

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Vibes

Emotional Chill Visually Stunning Mind Bending Critic Favorite

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Melancholia

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004
Depression through fantastical lenses. Two films that use impossible premises to capture entirely real feelings. Dogville
Dogville 2003
Von Trier stripped bare. Two films that remove everything comfortable and leave only the truth. mother!
mother! 2017
Women in houses at the end of the world. Two films about watching everything collapse and being unable to stop it.

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