Overview
A luxury cruise turns into a wild survival game for the elite, revealing the absurdity of wealth and privilege.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- sardonic
- grotesque
- irreverent
- arthouse movie night
- social satire marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the ensemble, audacious grotesque comedy, and pointed class satire, while noting that its political metaphors can be blunt and its long runtime uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The cruise, wealthy passengers, and destabilizing survival circumstances turn social inequality into escalating grotesque comedy.
The passengers' hierarchy is repeatedly challenged as the luxury voyage becomes a survival situation.
Carl and Yaya's relationship is filtered through modeling, influencer culture, gender expectations, and material privilege.
The super-rich guests, service workers, captain, and crew occupy sharply differentiated roles aboard the yacht.
Films like Triangle of Sadness, and why
The Menu
shared dark comedy, class satire, wealthy social milieu, and escalating discomfort
The White Lotus
shared ensemble satire of privilege, luxury settings, social performance, and grotesque humor
Force Majeure
shared Scandinavian social satire, awkward power dynamics, and confrontational comic discomfort
Movie Details
- Director
- Ruben Östlund
- Release Date
- 2022-09-18
- Runtime
- 147 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (3041)
Cast
- Harris Dickinson
- Charlbi Dean
- Dolly de Leon
- Woody Harrelson
- Zlatko Burić
- Vicki Berlin
- Henrik Dorsin
- Iris Berben
- Jean-Christophe Folly
- Amanda Walker
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Triangle of Sadness about?
- A model couple’s luxury cruise among the super-rich becomes a savage, grotesque examination of status, desire, and survival.
- What is Triangle of Sadness like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Triangle of Sadness as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Triangle of Sadness violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Triangle of Sadness as mild.
- What did critics think of Triangle of Sadness?
- Critics broadly praised the ensemble, audacious grotesque comedy, and pointed class satire, while noting that its political metaphors can be blunt and its long runtime uneven.
- Which films are like Triangle of Sadness?
- Films with a similar feel include The Menu, The White Lotus, and Force Majeure.
- How long is Triangle of Sadness?
- Triangle of Sadness runs 147 minutes.
- Where can I watch Triangle of Sadness?
- In United States, Triangle of Sadness streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
