Lemming (2006): Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Lemming is a 2006 drama thriller directed by Dominik Moll. It runs 2 hours 9 minutes and earned $3.6 million worldwide. Critics gave it 72% on Rotten Tomatoes and 65 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.7/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 9m (129 min)
- Director
- Dominik Moll
- Original language
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French - Studio
- Strand Releasing
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Lemming About?
The premise of Lemming without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A seemingly idyllic gathering of friends and colleagues begins to unravel as unsettling cracks appear beneath a perfect surface. The unexpected arrival of a mysterious lemming triggers a disturbing series of events, exposing hidden tensions and secrets. As the night progresses, the group finds themselves spiraling towards a crisis that jeopardizes their relationships and their sense of reality.
Lemming Themes & Keywords
· 33 tags- volkswagen beetle
- cuckolded husband
- wife humiliates husband
- suburb
- lemming
- suicide
- murder
- hitchcockian
- unfaithfulness
- infidelity
- extramarital affair
- death
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- animal in title
- one word title
- weird behavior
- web camera
- video camera
- southern france
- rich woman
- murder plot
- jealousy
- it company
- inventor
- fake suicide
- estranged couple
- employer employee relationship
- widower
- marital strife
- lake
- dream sequence
- car accident
- biarritz
- adultery
The Director of Lemming
Directed by Dominik Moll.
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Director Dominik Moll
More from Dominik Moll
More films directed by Dominik Moll, best-rated first: Only the Animals, Harry Is Here to Help, The Night of the 12th and Only the Animals.
Lemming Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Lemming 72% on Rotten Tomatoes and 65 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.7/10.
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IMDb 6.7 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 72% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 62%
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Metacritic 65 Metascore
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TMDB 67% User score
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Lemming Plot Summary
What happens in Lemming from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Alain Getty is a home automation engineer who takes a job in the south of France to work on a small camera drone for a technology company owned by Richard Pollock, and moves to a suburb of Toulouse with his wife Bénédicte.
After three months, Richard Pollock invites himself and his wife, Alice, to dinner at Alain’s house. They arrive late and create a volatile scene tied to their marital problems; Alice is rude to Bénédicte. During the evening, Alain discovers a rodent lodged in the S-bend of the kitchen sink, which recovers after he retrieves it. A veterinarian identifies it as a lemming, a Scandinavian animal that does not live in France in the wild.
Full summary
The whole story of Lemming, scene by scene
Lemming Box Office
Lemming grossed $3.6 million worldwide. $81,698 came from the US and Canada and $3.5 million (98%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$3.6M
- US & Canada
- $81.7K
- International
- $3.5M
Lemming Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Lemming.
How Well Do You Know Lemming?
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 works as a home automation engineer in the film?
Cars in Lemming
12 cars on screen, including the 2004 Volvo V50 and the 2003 BMW 525i E60.
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2004 Volvo V50 Main role -
2003 BMW 525i E60 Important role -
1999 Peugeot 406 Minor role -
1989 Renault R 330 Maxicube Minor role
Lemming Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “Due volte lei” and “Лемминг”.
- Also known as
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- Due volte lei
- Лемминг
- למינג
- Леминг
- 레밍
- Lumík
- 旅鼠
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Lemming FAQ: Box Office, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings, post-credit scenes and language of Lemming, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Lemming?
Lemming runs 2 hours 9 minutes (129 minutes).
When was Lemming released?
Lemming was released on May 19, 2006.
Who directed Lemming?
Lemming was directed by Dominik Moll.
More films by Dominik Moll How much did Lemming make at the box office?
Lemming grossed $3.6 million worldwide ($81,698 domestic, $3.5 million international).
How is Lemming rated?
Lemming has 6.7/10 on IMDb, 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, 65 on Metacritic and 67% on TMDB.
Does Lemming have a post-credit scene?
No. Lemming has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Lemming in?
The original language of Lemming is French.
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