Midsommar

20192 hours 27 minsREnglish, Swedish

HorroRated pick

HorroRated verdict

Legendary

2010sCult ClassicPsychologicalFolk HorrorWitchcraft

Directed by: Ari Aster
Written by: Ari Aster
Produced by: Ben Rimmer, Lars Knudsen, Beau Ferris, Philip Westgren, Patrik Andersson, Pelle Nilsson, Fredrik Heinig, Jeffrey Penman, Thomas Benski, Tyler Campellone, Tintin Scheynius

Collections

Cult Classics Folk Horror Psychological Slow Burn Isolation

Why it’s HorroRated

Midsommar is a film about a breakup set inside a folk horror ritual and Ari Aster treats both subjects with the same sustained attention. Florence Pugh's grief is the film's engine and the Harga commune is the most fully realized cult in recent horror. Shooting the horror in bright Swedish daylight is the decision that makes it genuinely unsettling. An essential film.

Synopsis

Ari Aster shoots the horror in broad daylight and through a sustained atmosphere of dread that builds over nearly two and a half hours. Florence Pugh's grief is the film's actual subject and the Harga commune is the most fully realized cult in recent horror. An essential film.