Fjord
Neon | Release Date: TBA CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
79
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
IndieWireDavid EhrlichMay 18, 2026
“What does it mean to be a good neighbor?”, Fjord wonders in Mungiu’s usual tones, its probing handheld wide shots infused with the callous indifference of the gods. And why is that so rarely a question that people feel required to ask of themselves? Read full review
90
Next Best PictureMatt NegliaMay 18, 2026
Mungiu trusts the audience to arrive at their own conclusions as he casts the film out into dark, uncertain waters, with us unsure where exactly it is headed next, yet continuing forward all the same, much like people and society themselves, regardless of whether we are ready for it or not. Read full review
70
Screen DailyLee MarshallMay 18, 2026
Its cold precision thaws in a way that is uncharacteristic for Mungiu, leaving us with a thought-provoking drama about conflicting values that feels, in the end, a little bloodless and underpowered. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 18, 2026
Ultimately, the film does not compellingly deliver a blazing truth about its various relationships – but neither does it intriguingly withhold any such truth from us. Read full review
67
The PlaylistChase HutchinsonMay 18, 2026
There are many promising pieces here and some great performances, though little in the way of actual meaningful insights. Read full review
100
The TelegraphRobbie CollinMay 18, 2026
Writer-director Cristian Mungiu has made a slow-burn provocation that knows exactly which buttons it is pressing – yet which also grapples with the thorny issues it raises, from the limits and contradictions of multiculturalism to public sector careerism, with an unflinching moral seriousness. Read full review
80
TheWrapBen CrollMay 18, 2026
In Fjord, as in his best work, he builds entire systems that grind his characters down. Read full review
100
VarietyGuy LodgeMay 18, 2026
The two-and-a-half-hour result is riveting, acted with careworn nuance down the line by an excellent ensemble, yawing this way and that in terms of narrative and emotional momentum, even as we sense early on that no clear, cathartic resolution will ever be forthcoming. Read full review
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