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Trollhunter

Play trailer Poster for Trollhunter PG-13 2011 1h 43m Fantasy Comedy Mystery & Thriller Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 12/13/2011
The film is shot with handheld cameras in the standard mockumentary style, but the content is often hilarious, especially when the trolls show up. Go to Full Review
Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) 09/09/2011
4/5
vredal's movie has wittier ideas up its sleeve than the average "mock-doc" shocker, a genre it transcends through sheer originality. Go to Full Review
Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard 09/09/2011
4/5
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. Go to Full Review
Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 11
4/5
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. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 06/07/2023
3/4
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. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 02/15/2023
3/4
One of the better entries in the “found footage” series of faux documentaries. Go to Full Review
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Mitch T. @mitchryder1953 Nov 20 I liked it, it’s a go to movie See more Matthew G Jun 12 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. See more A D Mar 11 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. See more Mar 1 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. See more Maciej P Jan 26 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 See more Greg D Jan 14 Great found footage movie, with surprisingly good effects. Rewatched in 2025, and it holds up quite well. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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