Midsommar

  • Rated R
  • 2hr 20m
  •  (1,114)
  • 72

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Ari Aster

Producer:

Patrik Andersson, Thomas Benski, Tyler Campellone

Writer:

Ari Aster

Release Date:

Jul 3, 2019

Runtime:

2hr 20m

Synopsis

Dani and Christian are a young American couple with a relationship on the brink of falling apart. But after a family tragedy keeps them together, a grieving Dani invites herself to join Christian and his friends on a trip to a once-in-a-lifetime midsummer festival in a remote Swedish village. What begins as a carefree summer holiday in a land of eternal sunlight takes a sinister turn when the insular villagers invite their guests to partake in festivities that render the pastoral paradise increasingly unnerving and viscerally disturbing. From the visionary mind of Ari Aster comes a dread-soaked cinematic fairytale where a world of darkness unfolds in broad daylight.

Cast

  • Florence Pugh
  • Jack Reynor
  • Vilhelm Blomgren
  • William Jackson Harper
  • Will Poulter
  • Ellora Torchia
  • Archie Madekwe
  • Henrik Norlén
  • Gunnel Fred
  • Isabelle Grill

Did You Know?

Trivia

  • Ari Aster's visual references for his Scandinavian folk horror are Black Narcissus (1947), Hard to Be a God (2013), Macbeth (1971), and Tess (1979).
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Goofs

  • The Americans react to the sun being up late at night. The sun doesn't set until after 10.30 PM in the area around midsummer, but the lack of long shadows reveals that the scene does not take place in the late evening at 61° North but rather around noon at 47° North (Hungary). The film appears to be filmed in Utah which is around 42 degree N - instead of Sweden (which is 61 degree N) that would explain this discrepancy.
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Quotes

    • [in Swedish]
    • Siv: This high my fire. No higher. No hotter!
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Atom User Reviews

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Verified Review
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#troubling
#terrifying
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Umm, crazy this is in mainstream theaters! Despite marketing, this is NOT a date movie. This is not a feel good dance around the maypole movie. This is one of the most troubling visual experiences ever. Uncomfortable. Powerful. Shocking. Graphic. Explicit. And you just cannot take your eyes off it. But in the end, you leave the theater feeling relieved you made it through but also disappointed in yourself for staying. Hands down one of the most unique films of all time. Acting was phenomenal which makes it even more disturbing. Think Wicker Man meets The Witch. You’ve been warned!

25 of 25 helpful votes
JM
James M
Verified Review

Worst movie i have ever seen in my life. Felt like stabbing my eyes with my straw. No one should be subjected to such garbage.

19 of 22 helpful votes
JT
Jose T

Metacritic

72
metacritic
Based on 54 Critics
6.5

USER SCORE (497)

Generally favorable reviews based on 497 Reviews
80
Jul 3, 2019

If Hereditary was about being trapped, Midsommar is about the terror of being let loose, the giddy, sickening rush of freefall. You laugh at its audacity, or maybe just to keep from losing your own grip on reality. By the time it’s over, you can’t wait for night to fall.

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Metacritic review by Sam Adams
Sam Adams
Slate
70
Jun 19, 2019

More unsettling than frightening, it's still a trip worth taking.

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Metacritic review by John DeFore
John DeFore
The Hollywood Reporter
70
Jun 19, 2019

Aster’s bold flourishes occasionally fall flat, but Florence Pugh holds the film together — especially when its plotting stumbles or its shocks grow predictable.

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Tim Grierson
Screen Daily
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