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Lords of Chaos
Drama · Thriller · Music · 2018
A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome.
Movie details
Lords of Chaos
“Based on truth and lies.”
2018 Drama · Thriller · Music 1h 58m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.6 / 10
20.4K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
73 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
48 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Lords of Chaos?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Jonas Åkerlund
Written by
Jonas Åkerlund · Dennis Magnusson
Rory Culkin
Øystein 'Euronymous' Aarseth
Emory Cohen
Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes
Jack Kilmer
Pelle 'Dead' Ohlin
Sky Ferreira
Ann-Marit
Valter Skarsgård
Bård Guldvik 'Faust' Eithun
Anthony De La Torre
Jan Axel 'Hellhammer' Blomberg
Sam Coleman
Jon 'Metalion' Kristiansen
Court is in session
Put Lords of Chaos on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.