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Headhunters
2011
· Movie
· 100 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1074
- IMDb #1073
- Rotten Tomatoes #658
- Metacritic #986
- Letterboxd #1430
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #663
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1120
- Metacritic Critics #1303
- Metacritic Audience #656
- Criticker #823
- Kinopoisk #1101
- AlloCiné #1324
- Trakt #1335
Every rating
60–93
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93.
See the most agreed on films →A successful corporate headhunter who leads a double life as an art thief to fund his lavish lifestyle steals a valuable painting from a former mercenary. The theft sets off a brutal and relentless pursuit, as the headhunter finds himself hopelessly outmatched and fighting for his life against a highly skilled killer.
Details
- Director
- Morten Tyldum
- Writers
- Lars Gudmestad, Ulf Rydberg
- Based on
- Headhunters by Jo Nesbø
- Studio
- Nordisk Film Denmark, Yellow Bird, Friland, TV 2
- Released
- 26 August 2011
- Country
- Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- Language
- Norwegian, Danish, Russian, English
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $19.0M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 9 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →4 wins from 13 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) 2013 | Best Film Not in the English Language | Nominee | |
| Empire Awards 2013 | Best Thriller | Winner | |
| Saturn Awards 2013 | Best International Film | Winner | |
| Amanda Award 2012 | People's Amanda | Winner | |
| Amanda Award 2012 | Best Visual Effects | Lars Erik Hansen, Jan Svalland | Nominee |
| Amanda Award 2012 | Best Actor | Aksel Hennie | Nominee |
| Amanda Award 2012 | Best Direction | Morten Tyldum | Nominee |
| European Film Awards 2012 | People's Choice Award for Best European Film | Nominee |
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British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)
1 nomination
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Nominee |
Amanda Award
4 nominations, 1 won
| People's Amanda | Winner | |
| Best Actor | Aksel Hennie | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Morten Tyldum | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Lars Erik Hansen, Jan Svalland | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Thriller | Winner |
Philadelphia Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award - Honorable Mention | Winner |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film | Winner |
European Film Awards
1 nomination
| People's Choice Award for Best European Film | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Action Trailer | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |