Trollhunter

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Trollhunter

PG-13

2011

1h 43m

Fantasy

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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While investigating reports of illegal poaching, three student filmmakers encounter a man (Otto Jespersen) who slays trolls for the Norwegian government.

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Critics Consensus

Trollhunter is a mockumentary with an appropriate level of creeping dread, but one that also benefits from generous helpings of dry wit.

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Michael Wilmington

Chicago Reader

The film is shot with handheld cameras in the standard mockumentary style, but the content is often hilarious, especially when the trolls show up.

Dec 13, 2011

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

vredal's movie has wittier ideas up its sleeve than the average "mock-doc" shocker, a genre it transcends through sheer originality.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 9, 2011

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

Jespersen is a veteran comedian and he uses all his gravitas and dry wit to make us care about a lonely man on the verge of a crisis of faith.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 9, 2011

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Not only is the experience entertaining and ambitious in its own right, the reveal that it was inspired by one throwaway quote from a politician makes the movie all the more delightful.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 11, 2025

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Øvredal’s frame, for the most part, resists typical “found footage” unintelligibility and captures some truly arresting scenery from the director’s homeland, all with some minor commentary about preserving our natural wildlife treasures.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 7, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

One of the better entries in the “found footage” series of faux documentaries.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 15, 2023

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Matthew G

This is such a funny film, while still retaining just enough of a scare factor to keep the tension level high enough. It's also very well-acted. The only slight let-down was the ending, where it seemed like not all of the loose ends were intentional.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/12/25

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A D

One of my favorite found footage movies ever. Has a lot of fun with the concept and takes itself the exact right amount of serious. Great visuals, great acting, fun plot and characters, and certainly my favorite depiction of "realistic trolls". Great movie, highly recommended.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/11/25

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Audience Member

I could only get through just less than half. This is one of the many cases where a foreign film gets amazing ratings- but just isn't good compared to American Standards. (think what you will of that sentiment) It's slow, choppy, uses the first person camera- which has been done so many times now as to have killed it from being able to be used again, and the way the characters react and interact is forced and nonsensical. I WILL say, if you have a very young child= this might actually be a good movie as a form of escapism for them, but it's not going to appeal to very many adults.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/01/25

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Maciej P

It's unwatchable, it's so bad I decided to leave a comment. There's literally nothing good in this movie except for the setting. The plot is ridiculous, CGI is like in the 90s. On top of all of that it's in norwegian, so you either accept no lip sync or choose subtitles and listen to gibberish. Don't make the mistake I did and just skip it

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/25

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Greg D

Great found footage movie, with surprisingly good effects. Rewatched in 2025, and it holds up quite well.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Jack S

This movie is amazing 100% would recommend to anyone does a great job at looking real and engaging with the story

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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Synopsis

While investigating reports of illegal poaching, three student filmmakers encounter a man (Otto Jespersen) who slays trolls for the Norwegian government.

Director: André Øvredal
Producer: Sveinung Golimo, John M. Jacobsen
Screenwriter: André Øvredal
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Film Fund FUZZ, SF Norge A/S, Filmkameratene A/S
Rating: PG-13 (Some Seq. of Creature Terror)
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: Norwegian
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 10, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 30, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $252.7K
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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