Ragnarok

PG-13

Released Aug 15, 2014

1h 40m

Action

Adventure

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14 Reviews

42%

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500+ Ratings

A Norwegian archaeologist uncovers mysterious runes describing Ragnarok, the Viking legend of the end of the world, and accidentally awakens a giant monster.

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Justin Lowe

Hollywood Reporter

An action-adventure yarn wrapped around a monster-movie core, Ragnarok elevates familiar B-movie material with well-matched cultural specificity and realistic family dynamics.

Aug 18, 2014

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

"Ragnarok" is the rare Spielberg clone that feels like it was made by people that not only know what they like about Spielberg's films, but are capable of evoking them.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 15, 2014

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Rob Humanick

Slant Magazine

In the end, any and all potential B-movie fun is extinguished by Ragnarok's depressingly listless anonymity.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 12, 2014

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Successfully delivers a family-friendly adventure akin to Amblin outings from the '80s, while also injecting some fresh perspectives by delivering a blend of H.P. Lovecraft and Viking mythology.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Joe Bendel

Epoch Times

Sandemose certainly proves that fjords are strikingly cinematic, but he never fully capitalizes on the Ragnarok mythos or the Oseberg backstory.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 24, 2016

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Paul Chambers

Movie Chambers

Bring it on, Norway. "Ragnark" is a fantasy adventure that's really impressive. Although it can scare younger children, most of the family will be just fine with this hybrid of a B-movie creature feature and the Nicholas Cage flick, "National Treasure."

Rated: B

Nov 25, 2014

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David W

Dustin Putman's calling this a Norwegian Jurassic Park is spot on, though in this case the dinosaurs are replaced by a Norwegian Godzilla. Unfortunately, despite a few tense moments, there's no rampaging climax you would expect from such a film. And for that, I wouldn't watch it again.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/17/23

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Audience Member

A decent cheesy monster movie. Pop some popcorn and enjoy the ride.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Joel C

This is a family film type creature horror I guess. Shot in a lovely location while the characters look for Viking treasure. From there they find something a bit more ancient, and alive. The shots look good and the VFX look good considering I wasn't expecting to see a creature. It's a film the kids can watch and still be introduced to the horror genre.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/11/21

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Liam D

A decent monster flick This adventure is a pretty good movie

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/11/21

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Audience Member

The series started off well but I lost interest midway. The characters were never developed at all. Magne had powers but never used them past throwing a hammer 1.5 km and arm wrestling. His mother... well I never figured out her purpose at all as well has his brother who was obviously much older than Magne. Things happened which were not logical like Magne never confronting any of his enemies. All he did was sit around with a strange look on his face as things happened. And the finale was less that interesting. The writers need to revisit what they are trying to do and put more action in the series, if there happens to be a season 2, which, at this point, I sincerely doubt. It started good and went totally flat. I doubt I would waste time on another season, but I MIGHT just to see if they developed the characters more. At this point, 1.5 stars, interesting at first but going totally flat and uninteresting from the middle on.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

While it was somewhat predictable, I was pleasantly surprised by this film. I went in expecting a typical low budget monster movie, but the CGI was actually pretty good and locations were beautiful. I do believe there was a missed opportunity to tie in more Viking lore, but I'd definitely recommend watching this.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Mikkel Brænne Sandemose

Director

Pål Sverre Hagen

Sigurd Svendsen

Nicolai Cleve Broch

Allan

Sofia Helin

Elisabeth

Bjørn Sundquist

Leif

Julian Podolski

Brage

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Synopsis

A Norwegian archaeologist uncovers mysterious runes describing Ragnarok, the Viking legend of the end of the world, and accidentally awakens a giant monster.

Director: Mikkel Brænne Sandemose
Screenwriter: John Kåre Raake
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Ghost VFX, Canal+, Film Väst, Fantefilm
Rating: PG-13 (Some Terror|Frightening Images)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: Norwegian
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.2K
Runtime: 1h 40m

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