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
Podcast

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

The Big Picture

Sean Fennessey talks to director Joachim Trier about Sentimental Value.

2025-11-24

Podcast

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

Grierson & Leitch

Tim Grierson and Will Leitch review Sentimental Value.

2025-11-17

Review

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

Variety

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

2025-05-20

Review

Sentimental Value

RogerEbert.com

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

2025-11-14

Review

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

IndieWire

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

2025-05-20

Review

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

NPR

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

2025-11-11

Podcast

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

MUBI

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

2025-11-20

Podcast

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

Seventh Row

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

2025-09-07

Feature

'Sentimental Value' Ending Explained by Joachim Trier

IndieWire

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

2025-11-15

Feature

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

Letterboxd

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

2025-11-10

Review

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

Screen Daily

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

2025-05-20

Feature

Joachim Trier Breaks Down Four Key Scenes from Sentimental Value

Screen Daily

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

2025-12-01

Review

Sentimental Value review: Joachim Trier Passes on Family Problems

The A.V. Club

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

2025-11-14

Review

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

Time

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

2025-11-14