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Lords of Chaos

  • 2018
  • R
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
23K
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Rory Culkin in Lords of Chaos (2018)
A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1980s results in a violent outcome. 'Lords of Chaos' tells the true story of True Norwegian Black Metal and its most notorious practitioners - a group of young men with a flair for publicity, church-burning and murder: MAYHEM.
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A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome.A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome.A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome.

  • Director
    • Jonas Åkerlund
  • Writers
    • Dennis Magnusson
    • Jonas Åkerlund
    • Michael Moynihan
  • Stars
    • Rory Culkin
    • Emory Cohen
    • Jack Kilmer
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    23K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jonas Åkerlund
    • Writers
      • Dennis Magnusson
      • Jonas Åkerlund
      • Michael Moynihan
    • Stars
      • Rory Culkin
      • Emory Cohen
      • Jack Kilmer
    • 198User reviews
    • 148Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Top Cast48

    Rory Culkin
    Rory Culkin
    • Euronymous
    Emory Cohen
    Emory Cohen
    • Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes
    Jack Kilmer
    Jack Kilmer
    • Pelle 'Dead' Ohlin
    Sky Ferreira
    Sky Ferreira
    • Ann-Marit
    Valter Skarsgård
    Valter Skarsgård
    • Bård Guldvik 'Faust' Eithun
    Anthony De La Torre
    Anthony De La Torre
    • Jan Axel 'Hellhammer' Blomberg
    Jonathan Barnwell
    Jonathan Barnwell
    • Jørn 'Necrobutcher' Stubberud
    Sam Coleman
    Sam Coleman
    • Jon 'Metalion' Kristiansen
    Wilson Gonzalez
    Wilson Gonzalez
    • Varg's Driver
    Lucian Charles Collier
    • Stian 'Occultus' Johannsen
    Andrew Lavelle
    Andrew Lavelle
    • Gylve 'Fenriz' Nagell
    James Edwyn
    • Kjetil 'Manheim'
    Gustaf Hammarsten
    Gustaf Hammarsten
    • Finn Tender
    Jon Øigarden
    Jon Øigarden
    • Magne Andreassen
    Arion Csihar
    • Attila Csihar
    Jason Arnopp
    • Jason Arnopp
    Levente Törköly
    • Hammed
    Patrick Mullowney
    • Photographer
    • Director
      • Jonas Åkerlund
    • Writers
      • Dennis Magnusson
      • Jonas Åkerlund
      • Michael Moynihan
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Anders Ohlin (Pelle 'Dead' Ohlin)'s brother was very supportive of the movie and one of the pairs of jeans that Jack Kilmer's character wears is a pair that belonged to Pelle. All of the other clothes were designed from scratch but those particular jeans were legitimate.
    • Goofs
      When Varg leaves the video store on 10 August 1993 with a copy of Die Hard 2 (1990), the video cases for several films that would not be released until several years later can be seen in the window, including The Bone Collector (1999) and Analyze That (2002).
    • Quotes
      • Euronymous: [Last line]
      • [Static shot of a shrine dedicated to Euronymous/Mayhem as somber music is playing; suddenly, Euronymous starts narrating]
      • Euronymous: No! Fuck, stop the sentimental shit! Stop! There's nothing sad about my death or my life. I'm Euronymous, founder of Mayhem, the most infamous Black Metal band in the world. I had my own record store. I had my own record label. I created a whole new musical genre: True Norwegian Black Metal! And I created Mayhem. What the fuck have you done lately? Poser.
    • Crazy credits
      The end credits roll the opposite way they usually do (top to bottom, as opposed to bottom to top). Likely a nod to the upside down crosses used throughout the band's logo and black metal imagery.
    • Alternate versions
      The US theatrical and DVD releases were cut for an R rating, toning down the gory violence of Dead's suicide, Faust's stabbing and Euronymous' murder. The unrated 'directors cut' version is only available on Blu-ray in the US. It runs for 118 minutes instead of 116 as per the R-rated version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Last Call with Carson Daly: Ben Barnes/Badflower/Rory Culkin (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Suicidal Wings
      Warner Chappell Overseas Holdings Ltd, Thomas Gabriel
      (c) Hanseatic Musikverlag GMBH & Co. KG

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 8, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hungary
      • United Kingdom
      • Sweden
      • Norway
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Володарі хаосу
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Proton Cinema
      • 4 1/2 Film
      • 20th Century Fox
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $253,184
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $27,649
      • Feb 10, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $365,353
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 58m(118 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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