Headhunters
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An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.
What critics thought
A darkly comic Norwegian thriller that earned broad critical enthusiasm on both sides of the Atlantic, with reviewers drawn to its plot-driven suspense and willingness to let character logic drive the scares rather than spectacle. Norwegian critics were nearly unanimous in their praise at release, while the slight gap between critical and audience enthusiasm suggests the film's tonal blends — gallows humor, corporate satire, and genuine brutality — land differently depending on your appetite for genre hybrids.
“an argument for the kinds of thrillers I miss. It entertains with story elements, in which the scares evolve from human behavior. Unlike too many thrillers that depend on stunts, special effects, and the Queasy cam, this one devises a plot where it matters what happens. It's not all kinetic energy”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Morten TyldumDirector
Aksel HennieRoger Brown
Synnøve Macody LundDiana Brown
Nikolaj Coster-WaldauClas Greve
Julie R. ØlgaardLotte
Kyrre Haugen SydnessLander
Valentina AlexeevaNatasja
Reidar SørensenBrede Sperre
Eivind SanderOve Kjikerud
Nils Jørgen KaalstadStig
Joachim RafaelsenBrugd
Mats MogelandSunded
Jeppe KaasComposer
Lars GudmestadWriter
Jo NesbøWriter
John Andreas AndersenCinematographyHeadhunters
An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.
What critics thought
A darkly comic Norwegian thriller that earned broad critical enthusiasm on both sides of the Atlantic, with reviewers drawn to its plot-driven suspense and willingness to let character logic drive the scares rather than spectacle. Norwegian critics were nearly unanimous in their praise at release, while the slight gap between critical and audience enthusiasm suggests the film's tonal blends — gallows humor, corporate satire, and genuine brutality — land differently depending on your appetite for genre hybrids.
“an argument for the kinds of thrillers I miss. It entertains with story elements, in which the scares evolve from human behavior. Unlike too many thrillers that depend on stunts, special effects, and the Queasy cam, this one devises a plot where it matters what happens. It's not all kinetic energy”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Morten TyldumDirectorAksel HennieRoger BrownSynnøve Macody LundDiana BrownNikolaj Coster-WaldauClas GreveJulie R. ØlgaardLotteKyrre Haugen SydnessLanderValentina AlexeevaNatasjaReidar SørensenBrede SperreEivind SanderOve KjikerudNils Jørgen KaalstadStigJoachim RafaelsenBrugdMats MogelandSundedJeppe KaasComposerLars GudmestadWriterJo NesbøWriterJohn Andreas AndersenCinematographyStream
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