An insecure ballerina finally gets the role she has always dreamed of, but as the pressures mount her line between reality and illusion starts to blur.
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- BogenbroomSeptember 19, 2026A gem of a film. Both Portman and Kunis are fantastic. Expertly directed. An exploration of mental health, pressure, and collapse that is fascinating, entertaining, and insightful all at once.
- BrandiSeptember 6, 2026After it ended it made me think about it, and I get it. It deserves some love for the acting and beauty of it all, but it's just not for me. I'm glad that Plex has 2X.
- LiamAugust 23, 2026I know that this film got great reviews from both critics and audience alike and received numerous nominations at various movie awards shows, but for me it just didn't click. I just wasn't invested and it dragged on for me. I realise I'm in the minority and plenty of people praise it highly but unfortunately I am not one of them.
- Eric BakkeJuly 2, 2025A psychological thriller that fully leans into the psychological, blurring reality and delusion in a way that’s both mesmerizing and deeply unsettling. Natalie Portman delivers one of the all-time greatest performances—absolutely haunting and transformative.
- CallumJune 9, 2026⭐ – Black Swan – Critically acclaimed, personally baffling. This is one of those films where I seem to be standing on the opposite side of the fence from almost everyone else. I didn't enjoy it. I can't even point to a single thing that ruined it for me. It simply never struck a chord. The whole experience felt less like I was being drawn into a story and more like I was persevering through something that everyone else insisted was brilliant. What's particularly strange is that on paper, this should have been a film I enjoyed. At the time I first watched it, I was in my twenties, and the cast featured actresses I already liked and whose performances were receiving enormous praise. The film was generating huge amounts of discussion, awards buzz, and critical acclaim. Everything suggested this should have been a winner. Instead, I found myself disconnected from it almost from the start. I remember a lot of attention at the time being focused on the more provocative aspects of the film, and for many viewers that seemed to become the primary talking point. But once all the discussion and hype faded away, I was left with a movie that simply didn't resonate with me. The biggest problem is that when the credits rolled, I genuinely wasn't sure what I was supposed to take away from it. I know there are themes and messages buried in there. Plenty of people have written essays explaining them. But for whatever reason, they never landed with me. If I can't connect with the story, the characters, or the message, there's not much left for me to hold onto. The only reason I still keep it in my collection is because so many people whose opinions I respect consider it a masterpiece. Maybe one day I'll revisit it and discover what everyone else sees. But for now, it's one of the rare films where I can acknowledge the acclaim while still feeling absolutely nothing. 🍷 An expensive vintage wine that everyone at the table raves about while you're quietly wondering if your taste buds are broken.
- jkljlk1197March 5, 2026"I just want to be perfect."
- Don the Darth Knight CORLEONEFebruary 17, 2026A great picture and an amazing performance by Natalie Portman as well as the rest of the cast.
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Black Swan was released on September 13, 2010.
Black Swan was directed by Darren Aronofsky.
Black Swan has a runtime of 1h 48m.
Black Swan was produced by Mike Medavoy, Scott Franklin, Arnold Messer, Brian Oliver.
An insecure ballerina finally gets the role she has always dreamed of, but as the pressures mount her line between reality and illusion starts to blur.
The key characters in Black Swan are Nina Sayers / The Swan Queen (Natalie Portman), Lily / The Black Swan (Mila Kunis), Thomas Leroy / The Gentleman (Vincent Cassel).
Black Swan is rated R.
Black Swan is a Drama, Thriller, Horror film.
Black Swan has an audience rating of 8.4 out of 10.
Black Swan had a budget of $13M.
Black Swan has made $329.4M at the box office.