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Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Biography

Stellan Skarsgård (born June 13, 1951) is a Swedish actor, known internationally for The Hunt for Red October and Good Will Hunting, as well as his supporting roles in the Pirates of the Caribbean, Mamma Mia!, and Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchises.

Skarsgård is particularly associated with director Lars von Trier and has appeared in six of the Danish auteur's features: The Kingdom, Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, Melancholia, and Nymphomaniac.

CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Stellan Skarsgård

Ice and Fire: The Electric Clash of Borg vs. McEnroe

on Borg vs McEnroe | Aug 25, 2025

What happens when two tennis titans, one a stoic machine, the other a volatile poet, collide in a match that defines an era? Borg vs. McEnroe (2017) doesn’t just recreate the 1980 Wimbledon final it c... Read more

Glass Slippers, Gilded Dreams: Cinderella’s Timeless Charm Shines

on Cinderella | Aug 23, 2025

Why does a story retold a thousand times still make us lean forward, breath held, as a glass slipper slides onto a foot? Disney’s 2015 Cinderella, directed by Kenneth Branagh, doesn’t just dust off a ... Read more

Dogville’s Brutal Mirror: A Town Stripped Bare

on Dogville | Aug 15, 2025

Ever wonder what happens when a film dares to strip humanity to its raw, ugly core? Lars von Trier’s Dogville (2003) doesn’t just ask it demands you confront the answer. This audacious experiment in m... Read more

Shadows and Shogun: The Timeless Grit of Ronin

on Ronin | Aug 07, 2025

Ever wonder what happens when a film throws James Bond’s polish into a blender with samurai grit and a pinch of post-Cold War paranoia? Ronin (1998), directed by John Frankenheimer, answers with a pul... Read more

Love’s Holy Fools: The Raw, Reckless Heart of Breaking the Waves

on Breaking the Waves | Aug 05, 2025

What does it mean to love so fiercely you’d shatter yourself for it? Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves (1996) dares to ask, plunging us into the windswept Scottish coast where Bess McNeill, played w... Read more

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