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TrollHunter (2011)

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Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 97
Fresh: 80 | Rotten: 17

A slightly winking mockumentary that manages to be both irreverent and spooky.

Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 20
Fresh: 13 | Rotten: 7

A slightly winking mockumentary that manages to be both irreverent and spooky.

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Shot in a v�rit� style, TrollHunter is the story of a group of Norwegian film students that set out to capture real-life trolls on camera after learning their existence has been covered up for years by a government conspiracy. A thrilling and wildly entertaining film, TrollHunter delivers truly fantastic images of giant trolls wreaking havoc on the countryside, with darkly funny adherence to the original Norwegian folklore." -- (C) Official Site

PG-13, 1 hr. 43 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

Directed By: Andr� Ovredal

Written By: Andr� Ovredal

In Theaters: Jun 10, 2011 Limited

On DVD: Aug 23, 2011

Box Office:$0.3M

Magnolia Pictures

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Critic Reviews for TrollHunter

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

December 13, 2011 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Michael Wilmington

Chicago Reader

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It's so steeped in troll and paranoia lore, it risks boring you with the details at times. But it also makes you more inclined to believe it, and the frights are real enough.

August 19, 2011 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Top Critic

It's not consistently funny or remotely scary.

August 8, 2011 Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel

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Roger Moore

Orlando Sentinel

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It can't seem to make up its mind about whether it wants to frighten us or make us laugh. It does a little bit of both, to be sure, but not nearly enough of either to make much of a lasting impression.

July 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

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With impressive technical credits, stunning fjord and forest locations and a winking ownership of its own absurdity, "Trollhunter" manages to be at once spooky, satirical and endearing.

June 30, 2011 Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Colin Covert

Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Andr� �vredal's enjoyably goofy scare-pic purports to offer real footage of real horror - in this case, a variety of forest and mountain trolls...

June 30, 2011 Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

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Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

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TrollHunter is both creepy and funny, a clever combination for this sly monster movie.

January 29, 2012 Full Review Source: IGN DVD

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R. L. Shaffer

IGN DVD

... this one is well worth the troll hunt to find.

January 22, 2012 Full Review Source: MovieCrypt.com

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Kevin A. Ranson

MovieCrypt.com

What do you get when you combine Cloverfield with Nordic Trolls? This very funny monster mockumentary.

January 13, 2012 Full Review Source:

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Jovanka Vuckovic

The trolls here all are the spitting image of Muppets with a hyperthyroid problem. In fact, imagine a Sweetums doll after three wash cycles.

January 4, 2012 Full Review Source: CultureCatch

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Brandon Judell

CultureCatch

This found-film sci-fi trolls-on-the-loose story works well enough as a kind of tongue-in-cheek comedy spoofing films of this kind and the sheer idiocy behind these kinds of conspiracy theories.

November 29, 2011 Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

It never seemed more than a student film.

November 22, 2011 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

TROLLHUNTER is an unexpected pleasure for viewers who can shudder at the horrific aspects while still appreciating the humor.

September 29, 2011 Full Review Source: Mark Leeper's Reviews

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Mark R. Leeper

Mark Leeper's Reviews

Delightfully silly and likely to etch the battle-cry of "troll!" into audiences' minds long after its end.

September 15, 2011 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

There's fun to be had if you're willing to surrender to it.

September 14, 2011 Full Review Source: Scotsman

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Alistair Harkness

Scotsman

Richly deserves an audience.

September 12, 2011 Full Review Source: Birmingham Mail

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Graham Young

Birmingham Mail Source: Birmingham Mail

[A] funny, scary, highly individual horror flick...

September 11, 2011 Full Review Source: Observer [UK]

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Philip French

Observer [UK]

�vredal's Troll Hunter delivers an earnest fantasy adventure bathed in Nordic spirit and folklore that captures the heart, as well as the imagination.

September 10, 2011 Full Review Source: Real.com

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Lisa Giles-Keddie

Real.com

One of the year's most blindingly brilliant films.

September 9, 2011 Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK]

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David Edwards

Daily Mirror [UK]

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

September 9, 2011 Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph

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.

September 9, 2011 Full Review Source: This is London

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

This is London

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It's The Blair Witch Project meets Where the Wild Things Are. Sit back, relax and have some fun.

November 26, 2010

Randy Tippy

Super Reviewer

A fun delight! Its absurd and awesome!

January 18, 2012

paul oh

Super Reviewer

TrollHunter Quotes

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1. Thomas: Do you think Michael Moore gave up after the first try?
– Submitted by Luke D (5 months ago)
1. Trolljegeren: No one here believes in God or Jesus.
– Submitted by Chris P (8 months ago)
1. Trolljegeren: Troll!
– Submitted by Chris P (8 months ago)