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CAST & DIRECTOR
Directed by Ari Aster. With Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
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.
MAKE THE CALL
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RELEASE SNAPSHOT
MoviHero lists July 3, 2019 as the release date for Midsommar. Ari Aster is the listed director. The listed cast includes Florence Pugh as Dani, Jack Reynor as Christian, William Jackson Harper as Josh, Will Poulter as Mark. A trailer and 5 stills are available on this page.
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY
Pacing, attention and emotional impact are estimates from the current MoviHero Watch Profile, not verified scene-by-scene reviews.
Midsommar runs 2h 27m. Allow extra time for breaks.
The current MoviHero pacing estimate is 3/10: a more patient pace.
The attention estimate is 8/10. Consider saving this for a night when you can concentrate.
The emotional-impact estimate is 7/10, suggesting a moderate emotional load. This does not tell you whether the ending is happy or sad.
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MOVIE RATING
MoviHero Rating: 7.1/10 from 8,630 votes. Updated Nov 12, 2026.
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WHAT WATCHING IT FEELS LIKE
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VIEWER REVIEWS
Selected viewer reactions, in their own words. These excerpts reflect individual opinions, not an overall verdict.
“An impressive work, “Midsommar” is Ari Aster’s follow-up to “Herditary,” a decent if flawed horror film.”
“Midsommar might genuinely be my big disappointment for 2019.”
“Although it has an elegant way of building suspense and one absolutely stunning opening scene, I think Midsommar fails for me in the execution of…”
“Very poorly advertised as something it isn't; will be sure to frustrate and impress in equal measure Methought I was enamoured of an ass.”
““The Wicker Man” meets “The Village” Invited by their genial Swedish friend, four college students from New York take a vacation to rural Sweden to…”
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WORDS THAT STAY WITH YOU
“No! Not if I went too far! What if I leaned too heavily?”
“And what work do I actually need to do, Josh?”
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