Melania (2026)
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The film explores the personal experiences of Melania Trump during the 20-day period leading up to her husband's second presidential inauguration.
The story
Melania follows the personal experiences of Melania Trump in the 20 days before the second inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2025. The film begins with a voiceover from Melania describing her journey from a private citizen to first lady. The narrative covers her interactions with fashion designers, interior decorators, and other world leaders, as well as her personal moments of reflection. The film aims to show the American people her life and journey during this pivotal transition period in the United States.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film covers Melania Trump's experiences in the 20 days before Donald Trump's second inauguration on January 20, 2025. It opens with a voiceover from Melania about her journey from a private citizen to first lady. The narrative includes a meeting with fashion designer Hervé Pierre at Trump Tower, discussions with an interior decorator regarding the White House move, and her attendance at the state funeral of Jimmy Carter on January 9. She is shown lighting a candle for her mother in St. Patrick's Cathedral, and participating in video calls with French first lady Brigitte Macron and meeting Queen Rania of Jordan. The film also depicts her meeting with Aviva Siegel, a former Gaza war hostage. It shows her retreat to Mar-a-Lago to discuss inauguration plans with her husband, a dinner with family and donors the day before the inauguration, and the inauguration day from her perspective. The film concludes with a voiceover from the newly inaugurated First Lady and a long pre-credits sequence listing her accomplishments.
- First release year
- 2026
- Runtime (minutes)
- 104
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Brett Ratner
- Cast and characters
- Melania Trump · Melania Trump
- Genres
- documentary
- Themes
- public life vs. private life; political transition
- Tone and mood
- promotional; scripted
- Premise and plot tags
- biographical; political
- Reception
- The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, who criticized its self-promotional or propagandistic nature. It was a box-office bomb, grossing $16.7 million on a $40 million production budget. However, it received high scores from audiences, leading to a record-breaking disparity between critical and audience ratings.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 5 · scale: 100 · review count: 18
- Production trivia
- Melania Trump held editorial control over the film's production, including music selection and design.
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