The Worst Person In The World (Verdens Verste Menneske) (2022)
93%RT Audience Score: 86%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 2 Oscars
19 wins & 84 nominations total
The Worst Person in the World concludes Joachim Trier’s Oslo Trilogy with a romantic comedy that delightfully subverts the genre’s well-worn tropes.
The Worst Person in the World is the kind of movie that makes you feel like you’re not alone in your aimlessness and indecisiveness. It’s a rom com, a character study, and a coming-of-age drama all rolled into one, with a brilliantly believable central performance by Renate Reinsve. Sure, some sequences don’t work, but who cares when you’re too busy laughing and crying and feeling all the feels? And let’s not forget the fantastical moments of hallucinogenic horror and ecstatic joy that elevate this film to a whole new level. So go ahead, watch it and embrace your inner worst person.
Production Company(ies)
Warner Bros.,
Distributor
Neon
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Oslo, Norway
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and some language
Year of Release
2021
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:2h 8m
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Language(s):Norwegian
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Country of origin:Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 4, 2022 Limited
Genre(s)
Romance
Keyword(s)
starring Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Maria Grazia Di Meo, Herbert Nordrum, Hans Olav Brenner, Silje Storstein, directed by Joachim Trier, written by Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt, romance, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Alissa Wilkinson, Mark Kermode, Charlotte O’Sullivan, Kevin Maher, Clarisse Loughrey, Ryan Gilbey, Sarah Ward, Leonardo Garcia Tsao, Jeffrey Overstreet, Brian Eggert, Erick Estrada, produced by Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Thomas Robsahm, MPAA rating R, Norwegian language, Neon distribution, Dolby Digital sound mix, Flat aspect ratio, love, meaning, contemporary Oslo, four years, Julie, young woman, troubled waters, love life, career path, realistic look, graphic nudity, drug use, sexual content, some language
Worldwide gross: $12,703,104
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $12,942,135
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,881
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 1,411,356
US/Canada gross: $3,034,775
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $3,300,642
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,919
US/Canada opening weekend: $138,424
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $150,551
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,779
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): 5000000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $5,438,034
Production budget ranking: 1,860
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $2,928,381
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $4,575,720
ROI to date (est.): 55%
ROI ranking: 1,122
Maria Grazia Di Meo – Sunniva
Renate Reinsve – Julie
Herbert Nordrum – Eivind
Hans Olav Brenner – Ole Magnus
Silje Storstein – Self (Cast & Crew)
Director(s)
Joachim Trier
Writer(s)
Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
Producer(s)
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Thomas Robsahm
Film Festivals
Sundance, Cannes, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 2 Oscars
19 wins & 84 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (233) | Top Critics (53) | Fresh (224) | Rotten (9)
It’s sobering and moving, without too many contrivances or too much sentimentality.
May 11, 2022
Alissa Wilkinson
Vox
TOP CRITIC
Blending melancholy wistfulness with unruly energy and piercing humour, it’s a down-to-earth tale of love and death, boosted by a brilliantly believable central performance and elevated by fantastical moments of hallucinogenic horror and ecstatic joy.
March 27, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Mark Kermode
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
When the wind blows, and on many other occasions, this is the best film in the world.
March 25, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Charlotte O’Sullivan
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
Some sequences simply don’t work. But Reinsve’s performance, warm and fearless, more than compensates and Trier should be celebrated for his ambition and, more importantly, for going there.
March 25, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The Worst Person in the World carries a shimmery feeling of definitiveness to it. It’s the rare piece of art actually invested in why an entire generation can seem so aimless and indecisive.
March 25, 2022 | Rating: 5/5
Clarisse Loughrey
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The endlessly engaging Reinsve… couldn’t play second fiddle if she tried. She brings Julie’s equivocal nature vividly to life without ever slipping into vagueness herself, and supplies the lingering warmth in this fast-moving film.
March 24, 2022
Ryan Gilbey
New Statesman
TOP CRITIC
As a snapshot of an age and life stage, Trier helms a film that’s canny and incisive, also perfects the sensation of constantly zipping onwards even when it seems as if you’re stuck, and knows how to find both joy and darkness in tandem.
July 8, 2022
Sarah Ward
Concrete Playground
Simultaneously a rom com, a character study and a coming-of-age drama… [Full review in Spanish]
June 30, 2022
Leonardo Garcia Tsao
La Jornada
It’s one of the most thoughtful movies about human nature — and one of the most thoughtful about a woman — that I’ve seen since the peak of Kieslowski.
June 30, 2022 | Rating: A-
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer
About the long process of accepting that some opportunities will be missed, some choices will be regretted, but to keep trying new things, Trier’s film and Reinsve’s performance feel alive and urgently explored.
June 29, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
It centers on the possibilities of love even though it clearly demonstrates the impossibilities of that love. [Full review in Spanish]
June 15, 2022
Erick Estrada
Cinegarage
… Knows the comings and goings of love, keeps you hooked until the very end that leaves you wondering just as much as the beginning. [Full review in Spanish]
June 14, 2022
Carlos Boyero
El Pais (Spain)…
Plot
“The Worst Person in the World” follows Julie, a young woman in contemporary Oslo, as she navigates her love life and career path over the course of four years, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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