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Thelma
2017
· Movie
· 116 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1724
- IMDb #2508
- Google retired #2082
- Rotten Tomatoes #1170
- Metacritic #1057
- Letterboxd #1567
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #767
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1985
- Metacritic Critics #1116
- Metacritic Audience #1095
- Criticker #1184
- Kinopoisk #4226
- AlloCiné #2184
- Trakt #2747
Every rating
56–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 56, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A shy, religious young woman from a strict background moves to Oslo to attend university. She begins to experience intense, violent seizures that coincide with the manifestation of powerful and uncontrollable psychokinetic abilities. These episodes are triggered by her growing romantic feelings for another female student, forcing her to confront the source of her powers and her family's dark secrets.
Details
- Director
- Joachim Trier
- Writers
- Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
- Studio
- Motlys, Film i Väst, Le Pacte, Filmpool Nord
- Released
- 15 September 2017
- Country
- Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden
- Language
- Norwegian, Swedish, English
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $5.7M
- Box office
- $1.5M
- Awards
- 13 wins, 18 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 31 →13 wins from 31 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Foreign Language Film | Thelma | Nominee |
| Amanda Award 2018 | Best Sound Design | Gisle Tveito | Nominee |
| Amanda Award 2018 | Best Editing | Olivier Bugge Coutts | Winner |
| Amanda Award 2018 | Best Music | Ola Fløttum | Winner |
| Amanda Award 2018 | Best Visual Effects | Esben Syberg (Shortcut) | Nominee |
| Amanda Award 2018 | Best Production Design/Scenography | Roger Rosenberg | Nominee |
| Amanda Award 2018 | Best Norwegian Movie | Thelma | Nominee |
| Amanda Award 2018 | Best Director | Joachim Trier | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Thelma | Nominee |
Kosmorama International Film Festival
10 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Henrik Rafaelsen | Winner |
| Best Actress | Eili Harboe | Winner |
| Best Editing | Olivier Bugge Coutts | Winner |
| Best Film Music | Ola Fløttum | Winner |
| Best Director | Joachim Trier | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Thelma | Nominee |
| Best Producer | Thomas Robsahm | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Roger Rosenberg | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Gisle Tveito | Nominee |
Amanda Award
12 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematography | Jakob Ihre | Winner |
| Best Editing | Olivier Bugge Coutts | Winner |
| Best Music | Ola Fløttum | Winner |
| Best Actor | Henrik Rafaelsen | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Eili Harboe | Nominee |
| Best Director | Joachim Trier | Nominee |
| Best Norwegian Movie | Thelma | Nominee |
| Best Production Design/Scenography | Roger Rosenberg | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Gisle Tveito | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kaya Wilkins | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Esben Syberg (Shortcut) | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Thelma | Winner |
Lübeck Nordic Film Days
1 nomination, 1 won
| Baltic Jury Award | Thelma | Winner |
Méliès International Festivals Federation
1 nomination, 1 won
| Méliès d'Or | Thelma | Winner |
Norwegian International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Norwegian Critics Prize | Thelma | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Thelma | Winner |
Utah Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Non-English Language Film | Thelma | Winner |
GLAAD Media Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Film – Limited Release | Thelma | Nominee |
Nordic Council Film Prize
1 nomination
| Award | Thelma | Nominee |