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View Dune: Part Two film page
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Paul Atreides joins the Fremen and confronts the political and spiritual consequences of his growing influence.

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Paul Atreides joins Chani and the Fremen after House Atreides falls, learning desert warfare and the ways of Arrakis. As he fights the Harkonnens, pressure grows around his inherited visions, his mother's religious strategy, and the legend forming around him.

Why it belongs

Denis Villeneuve gives immense science-fiction scale political and spiritual weight through desert tactility, monumental sound, and controlled subjective vision.

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Greig Fraser's desert images, Hans Zimmer's percussive score, distinct fighting technologies, and meticulously differentiated cultures make Arrakis physical, while Timothée Chalamet's changing stillness registers the troubling convergence of survival, love, prophecy, and power.

Major award record

Metadata only · zero points in 40/40/20
Academy Awards2 wins2025 · official ceremony record ↗

Plus 2 additional wins

No headline-category win to name

BAFTA2 wins2025 · official BAFTA 2025 Film Awards results ↗

Plus 2 additional wins

No headline-category win to name

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

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Sight & Sound—IMDb Top 25061AFI 100—
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Great Cinema Master List scores

Greatness8.9
Engagement9.5
Ease8.6

English · PG-13
Narrative Feature
Mood: Epic & Immersive