Triangle of Sadness (2022)
75%RT Audience Score: 73%
Awards & Nominations: 3 Oscars
20 wins & 67 nominations
Triangle of Sadness lacks the sharp edges of Östlund’s earlier work, but this blackly humorous swipe at the obscenely affluent has its own rewards.
With an intriguing premise held back by uneven execution, Triangle of Sadness has some sharp points as well as some lopsided angles.
Production Company(ies)
BBC Film, Imperative Entertainment, Road Trip / Journey, Verse
Distributor
NEON
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Gothenburg, Sweden; Greece; Trollhattan, Sweden
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:2h 29m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:France, Sweden
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 7, 2022 Limited
Genre(s)
Comedy
Keyword(s)
starring Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean Kriek, Woody Harrelson, Dolly De Leon, Zlatko Buric, Iris Berben, directed by Ruben Östlund, written by Ruben Östlund, produced by Philippe Bober, Erik Hemmendorff, comedy, R rating, box office gross $4.0M, reviewed by Adam Kempenaar, tt stern-enzi, Kevin Maher, Wendy Ide, Donald Clarke, Adam Graham, John Serba, David Walsh, Emiliano Basile, Cory Woodroof, Mark Johnson, Triangle of Sadness, social hierarchy, power, beauty, luxury cruise, desert island, survival
Worldwide gross: $25,260,078
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $17,403,826
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,750
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 1,897,909
US/Canada gross: $4,608,096
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $4,105,977
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,850
US/Canada opening weekend: $21,460
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $21,460
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,479
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): €10,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $10,000,000
Production budget ranking: 1,618
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $5,385,000
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $2,018,826
ROI to date (est.): 13%
ROI ranking: 1,329
Charlbi Dean Kriek – Yaya
Woody Harrelson – Captain Thomas Smith
Dolly De Leon – Abigail
Zlatko Buric – Dimitry
Iris Berben – Therese
Director – Ruben Östlund
Producers – Philippe Bober, Erik Hemmendorff
Writer – Ruben Östlund
Director(s)
Ruben Östlund
Writer(s)
Ruben Östlund
Producer(s)
Philippe Bober, Erik Hemmendorff
Film Festivals
Berlin, Cannes, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
3 Oscars
20 wins & 67 nominations
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (203) | Top Critics (54) | Fresh (141) | Rotten (62)
There is scarcely a gag or scenario that isn’t telegraphed and obvious, and yet it’s seemingly just as satisfied with its own cleverness as its targets are with their over-pampered, empty lives.
November 4, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/5
Adam Kempenaar
Filmspotting
TOP CRITIC
There’s great heady stuff going on and also really weird fun in this film too.
November 2, 2022 | Rating: A
tt stern-enzi
WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
TOP CRITIC
Yes, the metaphor can seem very on-the-nose: the super rich, in this economic climate especially, are obscene and repulsive! But it’s a film of great subtlety (really) and benefits from multiple viewings.
October 31, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Swedish director Ruben Östlund takes no prisoners in his satirical approach.
October 30, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Wendy Ide
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The relish of the attack, the invention of the imminent mortifications and the cool precision of Östlund’s filmmaking rescues Triangle of Sadness.
October 29, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
Östlund is shooting fish in a barrel here, but if his targets are glaring, there’s at least some fun to be had along the way.
October 27, 2022 | Rating: C+
Adam Graham
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
The film is essentially Ostlund… breezing by feminism and the folly of societal facades, and iterating some obvious assertions about humanity’s failure to find the utopian mean between sharing what you earn and earning what you share.
December 2, 2022
John Serba
Decider
In the new film, reflecting the force of processes too obvious to be ignored, Östlund has expanded his scope. The English-language film is uneven, but its skewering of capitalism is certainly welcome.
December 2, 2022
David Walsh
World Socialist Web Site
An incisive and insightful film that puts its finger on the wound of the capitalist system. [Full review in Spanish]
November 30, 2022 | Rating: 9/10
Emiliano Basile
EscribiendoCine
It’s a raft that thinks it’s a cruise ship. It floats, but it doesn’t hold nearly as much as it thinks it does.
November 30, 2022
Cory Woodroof
615 Film
Triangle of Sadness is a black comedy whose satirical view of the uber-rich leads to some true laugh out loud moments. The film takes a while to get going… but the film’s final act is well worth the wait.
November 29, 2022
Mark Johnson
Awards Daily
“Triangle of Sadness” completes Östlund’s triptych about men and money, but with a third act that feels like a minor deflation, dialing down the film’s absurdities in favor of more literal and didactic extrications.
November 18, 2022
Siddhant Adlakha
Truthdig…
Plot
After Fashion Week, influencers Carl and Yaya are invited on a yacht for a luxury cruise. While the crew takes great care of the vacationers, the captain refuses to leave his cabin as the famous gala dinner approaches. Events take an unexpected turn and the balance of power is reversed when a storm rises and endangers the comfort of passengers.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
First time we see Therese, she has right sided hemiplegia and aphasia both consistent with a left brain infarct. When she is pulled to shore, her hemiplegia switches sides and for the rest of the movie she has left hemiplegia.
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