Headhunters

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  • Opened April 27, 2012 (Limited NY, LA 4/27)
  • 1 hr 40 min
  • R | Strong Sexual Content, Bloody Violence, Some Grisly Images and Nudity
  • Roger (Aksel Hennie) is a man who seems to have it all: he is Norway's most successful headhunter, married to the beautiful gallery-owner Diana (Synnøve Macody Lund), owns a magnificent villa - but living larger than he should. To keep up he is stealing art on the side. At a gallery opening, his wife introduces him to Clas Greve (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). Not only is he the perfect candidate for the CEO position of the GPS company Pathfinder that Roger is currently recruiting for; he is also in possession of a very valuable painting. Roger sees his chance to become financially independent, and starts planning his biggest hit ever. He soon runs into trouble - and it's not financial problems that are threatening to knock him over this time. The headhunt has begun.
    *Note: In Norwegian and Danish with English subtitles. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Aksel Hennie, Synnove Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Eivind Sander, Julie Ølgaard
  • Director: Morten Tyldum
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller

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Great Norwegian Thriller

by Iseeeverymovie

I only gave this a Go instead of a MUST GO because it is very graphically violent and might be too much for some filmgoers. Other than that, it is a complex, entertaining thriller that will not...

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by walkman666

Suspenseful, fun, violent, gripping and non Americanized. The way a thriller should be done!...

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headhunters

by moviefan33

One of the best movies we have seen for a long time - keeps you guessing til the end - absolutely brilliant - I'm sure Hollywood will make their own version after seeing this one - well done! Not...

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Wall Street Journal
| Joe Morgenstern

A transgenre thriller that glides effortlessly from crisp social commentary through off-kilter comedy to paranoid terror, it's on my short list of the most enjoyable movies in recent memory. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

It's not often a thriller keeps me wound up as well as Headhunters did. I knew I was being manipulated and didn't care. It was a pleasure to see how well it was being done. Read full review

85
NPR
| Bob Mondello

The film has some fairly grisly violence, but also considerable humor and the sort of intricate, thought-through storytelling you'd expect from Hitchcock or the Coen brothers. Read full review

75
New York Post
| V.A. Musetto

The sex, nudity and violence are nonstop, but that's what makes Headhunters exciting entertainment. See it before the Hollywood remake, possibly starring Mark Wahlberg, gets it all wrong. Read full review

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A scene from "Headhunters."