Headhunters
2011 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 7.2 · 83% critics
A successful headhunter risks everything to get a valuable painting tied to a former mercenary. As he tries to maintain control over his double life, he finds himself hunted, forced into high-stakes decisions across Norway.
Based on Headhunters
Also known as The Headhunters
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Details
- Original title
- Hodejegerne
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-08-26
- Language
- Norwegian
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (1,371 votes)
- Box office
- $15,700,000
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy fast, twisty crime thrillers with ruthless pursuit and dark comedy, like Lucky Number Slevin or I Saw the Devil; Not for you if you want a tightly explained plot or want to avoid graphic violence.
Pros: clever thriller twists; edge-of-your-seat suspense; dark humor tension | Cons: some plot holes; convoluted motives; graphic violence
Themes
- based on novel or book
- chase
- mercenary
- dark comedy
- morgue
- norway
- heist
- on the run
- death of lover
- art thief
- cat and mouse
- art gallery
- +13 more
Awards & recognition
- Saturn Award — Best International Film · 2012
- The Amanda Public Choice Award · 2012
- Silver nugget — the best Norwegian film · 2011
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2012 · nominated
Cast & crew
Aksel Hennie
as Roger Brown
Synnøve Macody Lund
as Diana Brown
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
as Clas Greve
Julie R. Ølgaard
as Lotte
Kyrre Haugen Sydness
as Lander
Valentina Alexeeva
as Natasja
Reidar Sørensen
as Brede Sperre
Eivind Sander
as Ove Kjikerud
Nils Jørgen Kaalstad
as Stig
Joachim Rafaelsen
as Brugd
Directed by Morten Tyldum