Elling (2001)
Directed by Petter Næss · 89 min · Comedy, Drama
33.3 TOPICAL score · #3,247 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →40-year-old Elling, sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution when his mother, who has sheltered him his entire life, dies. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and female-obsessed virgin, also in his 40s.
Elling (2001, directed by Petter Næss) has a TOPICAL score of 33.3 - ranked 3,247 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 85% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 70. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (207 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 25 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics85% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 70
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (207 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 25 languages
- Still read1,268 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Marit Pia Jacobsen, Jørgen Langhelle
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