Antichrist (2009): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Antichrist is a 2009 drama directed by Lars von Trier, starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. It runs 1 hour 48 minutes and earned $7.4 million worldwide. Critics gave it 53% on Rotten Tomatoes and 49 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.5/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 48m (108 min)
- Director
- Lars von Trier
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- IFC Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Antichrist About?
The premise of Antichrist without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Following the death of their young child, a couple retreats to a remote cabin in the woods to grieve and attempt to reconnect. However, their isolated retreat quickly devolves into a harrowing exploration of despair, pain, and primal rage. As their relationship fractures, they confront disturbing aspects of their shared grief, blurring the boundaries between reality and psychological torment amidst the unsettling beauty of their surroundings.
Antichrist Themes & Keywords
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- vagina
- female frontal nudity
- cabin
- talking fox
- masturbation
- slow motion sex scene
- depression
- female genital mutilation
- ejaculating blood
- film starts with sex
- battle of the sexes
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- male nudity
- female nudity
- genital mutilation
- self mutilation
- witchcraft
- irrational behavior
- graphic violence
- nature
- cabin in the woods
- prologue
- epilogue
- extreme close up
- falling out a window
- ejaculation
- controversy
- penetration
- hand job
- fingering
- leg wound
- psychosis
- penis
- clitoris
- blood
- anxiety
- pubic hair
- female masturbation
- transformation
- stillborn fawn
- drilling a hole in leg
- using a match for light
- attacked from behind
- buried alive
- close up of a vagina
- female self circumcision
- constellation
- male pubic hair
- woods
- eden
Antichrist Cast
Willem Dafoe leads the cast, with Charlotte Gainsbourg. Directed by Lars von Trier.
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Director Lars von Trier
More from Lars von Trier
More films directed by Lars von Trier, best-rated first: Medea, Breaking the Waves, Melancholia and The Five Obstructions.
Antichrist Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Antichrist 53% on Rotten Tomatoes and 49 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.5/10.
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IMDb 6.5 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 53% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 55%
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Metacritic 49 Metascore
User score 7.1
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TMDB 66% User score
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Antichrist Plot Summary
What happens in Antichrist from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
An unnamed Seattle couple—Willem Dafoe as the husband, a therapist, and Charlotte Gainsbourg as the wife—are unintentionally thrust into a brutal tragedy when their unsupervised infant Nic climbs to the bedroom window and falls to his death during a private moment. At the funeral, the wife collapses and spends a month in the hospital, her grief stubborn and atypical, while the husband grows skeptical of any conventional psychiatric care and decides to treat her himself through psychotherapy. He is drawn into a difficult, unsettling approach, aiming to coax her through her pain without medical mediation, while she reveals a chilling fear of nature that he tries to confront through exposure therapy.
Full summary
The whole story of Antichrist, scene by scene
Antichrist Box Office
Antichrist grossed $7.4 million worldwide. $404,122 came from the US and Canada and $7 million (95%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$7.4M
- US & Canada
- $404.1K
- International
- $7M
Antichrist Trailers & Videos
5 videos: 2 trailers, 1 clip and 2 featurettes.
- Trailer ANTICHRIST - OFFICIAL US TRAILER
- Clip Antichrist - Chaos Reigns
- Featurette Mark Kermode introduces Antichrist | Film4 Interview
- Featurette Mark Kermode reviews Antichrist (2009) | BFI Player
How Well Do You Know Antichrist?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who directed the 2009 film "Antichrist"?
Cars in Antichrist
2 cars on screen: the 1999 Ford Windstar and the 1965 Chevrolet Impala.
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1999 Ford Windstar Minor role -
1965 Chevrolet Impala Background role
Antichrist Also Known As
21 alternative titles, including “Antéchrist” and “Antikrist”.
- Also known as
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- Antéchrist
- Antikrist
- Antikristus
- Antichristos
- ضد مسیح
- Anticristo
- Antychryst
- Антихрист
- 反基督者
- Deccal
- Antikrisztus
- Αντίχριστος
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- אנטיכרייסט
- 안티크라이스트
- Antikrists
- 撒旦的情與慾
- Antikristas
- 失落伊甸園
- Tội Lỗi Vườn Địa Đàng
- アンチクライスト, ანტიქრისტე
- แอนตี้ไครสต์
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Movies Like Antichrist
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Antichrist, A Name for Evil and The Devil's Bath.
Antichrist FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Antichrist, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Antichrist?
Antichrist runs 1 hour 48 minutes (108 minutes).
When was Antichrist released?
Antichrist was released on October 23, 2009.
Who directed Antichrist?
Antichrist was directed by Lars von Trier.
More films by Lars von Trier Who is in the cast of Antichrist?
Antichrist stars Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
How much did Antichrist make at the box office?
Antichrist grossed $7.4 million worldwide ($404,122 domestic, $7 million international).
How is Antichrist rated?
Antichrist has 6.5/10 on IMDb, 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, 49 on Metacritic and 66% on TMDB.
Does Antichrist have a post-credit scene?
No. Antichrist has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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