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Midsommar

2019 ·2h 27m · ★ 7.2 (7,958)

Several friends travel to Sweden to study as anthropologists a summer festival that is held every ninety years in the remote hometown of one of them. What begins as a dream vacation in a place where the sun never sets, gradually turns into a dark nightmare as the mysterious inhabitants invite them to participate in their disturbing festive activities.

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Director

Ari Aster Ari Aster
4 horror films in catalog
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons 2011
Munchausen
Munchausen 2013
Hereditary
Hereditary 2018
Midsommar
Midsommar 2019

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
100
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
83
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
100
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
80
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
99
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
33
Discover with this DNA
CultParanoiaRitual

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceChild in DangerTaboo ContentBody HorrorCannibalismEye TraumaPregnancy HorrorDehumanizationAnimal Harm
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TMDB Keywords

anthropologybad tripbluntboyfriend girlfriend relationshipcultural conflictdeath of familyfolk horrorforebodinggrievinghallucinogenic drughuman sacrificeisolated communityloss of loved onemagic mushroommidnight sunmidsummerpaganismpsychological disorderssummer festivalswedentoxic relationshiptraumatized womanviolence

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