New York City ballet dancer Nina (Natalie Portman) enters into an intense battle of wills with a talented and ambitious new arrival (Mila Kunis) who seems intent on edging her out of the spotlight in this supernatural-flavored psychological thriller from director Darren Aronofsky. Nina covets the role of the Swan Queen in a production of Swan Lake by acclaimed theater director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel). The harder Nina works to win the part, however, the more overwhelmed she becomes by her suspicions that talented newcomer Lily (Kunis) is intent on stealing it away from her. As the production draws near and Nina struggles to master the duel roles of the White Swan and the Black Swan, she grows increasingly unstable to the point where she finds it difficult to distinguish fantasy from reality. Though her burgeoning friendship with the unconventional Lily helps Nina to jettison her perfectionist instincts and find her footing as the Black Swan, the closer she gets to perfecting the role, the further her sanity erodes until she begins to experience a bizarre and profound transformation. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Genre: Suspense & Thriller
- Category Showbiz Drama, Psychological Thriller, Supernatural Drama
- Theme: Dancer's Life, Metamorphosis, Feuds
- Rating: R - Profanity, Violence, Strong Sexual Content, Drug Content
- Studio: 20th Century Fox
- Run Time: 01 hr 48 min
- Language: Spanish, English, French
- Subtitle Language: Spanish, English
- Format: Blu-ray
- Release Date: March 29, 2011
- Lead Actor: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder
- Supporting Actor: Kurt Froman, Michelle Rodriguez Nouel, Stanley Herman, Deborah Offner, Christopher Gartin, Shaun P. O'Hagan, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Charlotte Aronofsky, Abe Aronofsky, Tina Sloan, Mark Margolis, Sergio Torrado, Toby Hemingway, Sebastian Stan, Janet Montgomery, Kristina Anapau, Ksenia Solo, Benjamin Millepied, Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Patrick Heusinger, Liam Flaherty, Sarah Lane, Timothy Fain, Arkadiy Figlin, John Epperson, Leslie Lyles, Marty Krzywonos
- Director: Darren Aronofsky
awards
- Awards: Golden Globe Awards (1), Academy Awards (1)
- Winner: Academy Awards, Best Actress, 2010, Natalie Portman
- Winner: Golden Globe Awards, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Pictur, 2010, Natalie Portman
- Nominations: Academy Awards (4), Golden Globe Awards (2)
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Director, 2010, Darren Aronofsky
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards, Best Director, 2010, Darren Aronofsky
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Ro, 2010, Mila Kunis
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Cinematography, 2010, Matthew J. Libatique
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Editing, 2010, Andrew Weisblum
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Picture, 2010, Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver