Sentimental Value: Where to Watch, Cast and Plot Breakdown, and When It Hits Streaming
Fresh off a Cannes debut in May and a September rollout at home, Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value hits U.S. theaters November 7, 2025, with stateside distribution now locked in.
Joachim Trier is back with a Norwegian family drama that pokes at old wounds and old fame. His new film, 'Sentimental Value,' premiered at Cannes in May 2025, opened in Norway in September, and now Neon is rolling it into U.S. theaters on November 7, 2025. It is exactly the kind of prickly, intimate story Trier gravitates toward — and it has a meta filmmaking thread running through it for good measure.
What it is (and why that logline reads a little odd)
After their mother dies, two sisters who barely speak to each other reunite and end up facing down their mostly-absent dad, a once-famous film director desperate to feel important again. Nora is a driven stage actor; Agnes chose the reliable life — spouse, kid, steady job. Their father, Gustav, walked out when they were young.
Here is the strange, very Trier twist: Gustav starts developing a deeply personal film centered on his own mother, who died by suicide. The source describes it as an 'autobiography about his mother' — which, yes, makes no literal sense. Think of it as a self-reckoning project that uses his family history (and grief) as the subject. While he chases a comeback — the kind that might get him back into Hollywood rooms — he is also trying to patch things up with his daughters. Whether those goals are compatible is the tension.
Release timeline and where it is headed next
Neon bought the U.S. rights and will release the film nationwide on Friday, November 7, 2025. After that, expect the usual theatrical-to-streaming window. Based on the typical 90–180 day gap, a streaming debut likely lands somewhere between February and May 2026. Neon has worked with multiple platforms before, so if you are betting, the first stop is most likely Hulu, Netflix, or Max (formerly HBO Max). Nothing official yet — just the realistic window.
How it is landing so far
Current numbers look strong: a 7.9/10 on IMDb and a 96% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The film has pulled in $6,562,002 at the worldwide box office so far. For a Norwegian drama with a slow-roll international launch, that is a respectable start.
Who is in it
- Renate Reinsve as Nora Borg
- Stellan Skarsgard as Gustav Borg
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas as Agnes Borg Pettersen
- Elle Fanning as Rachel Kemp
- Anders Danielsen Lie as Jakob
- Cory Michael Smith as Sam
- Catherine Cohen as Nicky
- Andreas Stoltenberg Granerud as Even
- Oyvind Hesjedal Loven as Erik
The essentials
Director: Joachim Trier
Production: Mer Film
Country: Norway
Year: 2025
U.S. theatrical release: November 7, 2025
Bottom line: this looks like a sharp, actor-first drama with a filmmaker-dad using art as both therapy and PR. With Skarsgard anchoring and Reinsve driving the emotional core, I am in.