The Hypnotist
2012 · Movie · R · 121 min · ★ 5.6 · 34% critics
After a brutal family murder, a determined detective turns to an unorthodox psychiatrist to hypnotize the only surviving witness, a traumatized boy. As the search intensifies to protect the last missing family member, the investigation pulls the doctor deeper into danger and raises uneasy questions about how far to go for answers.
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Details
- Original title
- Hypnotisören
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-09-28
- Language
- Swedish
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Critic score
- 34/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (195 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a bleak, wintry Scandinavian crime thriller with a race-against-time feel and a hypnosis hook; Not for you if you need airtight logic, fast pacing, or minimal family drama, and it may not satisfy fans of The Hidden Child.
Pros: tense Nordic-noir mood; snowy winter atmosphere; strong lead performances | Cons: implausible plot turns; uneven pacing; confusing loose ends
Themes
- trauma
- psychologist
- hypnotist
- broken ice
- hypnotize
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2013 · nominated
Cast & crew
Tobias Zilliacus
as Joona Linna
Mikael Persbrandt
as Erik Maria Bark
Lena Olin
as Simone Bark
Helena af Sandeberg
as Daniella
- JB
Jonatan Bökman
as Josef
- OP
Oscar Pettersson
as Benjamin
Eva Melander
as Magdalena
Anna Azcárate
as Lydia
Johan Hallström
as Erland
Göran Thorell
as Stensund
Directed by Lasse Hallström