Sentimental Value

2025

Joachim Trier

133 min

Drama

Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.

Sentimental Value

The Conversation

Critics are hailing Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value” as a masterpiece, earning a stunning 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and 86 on Metacritic. RogerEbert.com calls it Trier’s “masterful work, recalling Bergman,” while Variety praises the director’s ability to find “fresh angles on familiar sentiments” in this resonant family drama starring Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård. Don’t miss Screen Daily’s fascinating breakdown of four key scenes, including a wild behind-the-scenes story about a horse that “went crazy on set.”

The Big Picture

Best Picture Power Rankings and the Super-Sincerity of 'Sentimental Value,' With Joachim Trier!

2025-11-24

Sean Fennessey talks to director Joachim Trier about Sentimental Value.

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Grierson & Leitch

"Sentimental Value," "Nouvelle Vague," "The Running Man"

2025-11-17

Tim Grierson and Will Leitch review Sentimental Value.

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Variety

'Sentimental Value' Review: Joachim Trier's Resonant Family Drama

2025-05-20

Variety praises Trier's layered family drama and its ability to find fresh angles on familiar sentiments.

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RogerEbert.com

Sentimental Value

2025-11-14

RogerEbert.com calls it Trier's masterful work, recalling Bergman while cementing his status as a working master.

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IndieWire

'Sentimental Value' Review: Joachim Trier's Ecstatic Family Portrait

2025-05-20

IndieWire reviews Trier's Cannes competition entry starring Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård.

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NPR

'Sentimental Value' Review: Joachim Trier's Pat Family Drama

2025-11-11

NPR's review of Joachim Trier's family drama about art, ego, and reconciliation.

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MUBI

MUBI Podcast: Sentimental Value — Joachim Trier's Different Kind of Meta-Movie

2025-11-20

Trier, Eskil Vogt, Skarsgård, Reinsve, Fanning, and Lilleaas discuss the making and meaning of the film.

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Seventh Row

Ep. 180: Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value (TIFF 2025)

2025-09-07

Seventh Row unpacks how Sentimental Value fits into Trier's body of work.

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IndieWire

'Sentimental Value' Ending Explained by Joachim Trier

2025-11-15

Trier breaks down the film's ending and his intentions for the final scene.

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Letterboxd

To Build a Home: Joachim Trier on the Polyphonic, Emotional Clarity of Sentimental Value

2025-11-10

Trier discusses the film's emotional architecture and family dynamics with Letterboxd.

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Screen Daily

'Sentimental Value' Review: Renate Reinsve and Joachim Trier Reunite for Moving Family Drama

2025-05-20

Screen Daily praises Trier's sensitive sixth feature and its quiet truths about what families never say to one another.

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Screen Daily

Joachim Trier Breaks Down Four Key Scenes from Sentimental Value

2025-12-01

Trier breaks down four key scenes — including one with a horse that went crazy on set.

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The A.V. Club

Sentimental Value review: Joachim Trier Passes on Family Problems

2025-11-14

AV Club praises how the film synthesizes metaphor and character drama to convey how suffering ripples outward.

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Time

The Radiant Sentimental Value and the Beauty of Seeing Flawed Families On-Screen

2025-11-14

Time celebrates the beauty of seeing flawed families portrayed with such radiance.

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Keith & the Movies

REVIEW: 'Sentimental Value' (2025)

2025-11-28

Calls it Triers best film to date, cementing him as one of the must-see filmmakers of our time.

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The Irish Times

Sentimental Value review: The most civilised film of 2025

2025-12-24

Mixed review praising the acting but finding less substance than its Cannes Grand Prix win suggests.

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That Shelf

Sentimental Value Review

2025-09-07

TIFF 2025 review of Joachim Triers Grand Prix-winning family drama.

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InSession Film

Movie Review (Cannes 2025): Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value' is an Intimate Look at Memory and Reconciliation

2025-05-21

Cannes premiere review exploring the films themes of memory and reconciliation.

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The Arts Fuse

Film Review: 'Sentimental Value' -- The Art of Family Strife

2025-12-15

Praises Trier as a masterful arbiter of storytelling conceits and tones.

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JMunney

Sentimental Value Review: Can Filmmaking Heal a Broken Family?

2025-11-04

Review exploring the central question of whether art and filmmaking can mend fractured family relationships.

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Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Renate Reinsve Delivers the Performance of the Year in Sentimental Value

By Sam Fragoso

2025-12-07

In-depth interview with Renate Reinsve about her acclaimed performance as Nora.

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BBC Radio 4

Joachim Trier on Sentimental Value, plus the films of Brigitte Bardot

2025-12-30

Trier discusses the film nominated for eight Golden Globes including Best Picture and Best Director.

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The Cult of Cinema Knowledge

Ep.249 -- Sentimental Value

2025-12-15

Discussion of the 2025 film and its place in Joachim Triers filmography.

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RogerEbert.com

We Live in Time: Joachim Trier on 'Sentimental Value'

By Isaac Feldberg

2025-11-17

Wide-ranging discussion with Trier about the films poignant themes and working with time.

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