Dune: Part One
2021 · Directed by Denis Villeneuve
A noble house gets betrayed on a desert planet with giant worms and psychic drugs. Villeneuve finally cracked it.
Why It's Cult
The 2021 Dune is what happens when you give the most patient filmmaker alive a proper blockbuster budget and let him take his time. The sandworm reveal is maybe the single best use of IMAX in the last decade. It's Part One of a story that needs the whole thing to work — watch Part Two immediately after, no gap.
The Plot, Officially
A mythic and emotionally charged hero's journey, "Dune" tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
Starring
Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya
Where to Watch
via JustWatch →
