Headhunters

Starring Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Available on DVD & Blu-ray™

packshot Buy HEADHUNTERS on DVD Buy HEADHUNTERS on DVD Buy HEADHUNTERS on Blu-ray™

Press

Previous Next

"DELECTABLE"

-NEW YORK MAGAZINE

"A WILD AND BLOODY ADRENALINE RUSH"

-LOS ANGELES TIMES

"CRISP, STUNNING AND MANIACALLY CLEVER"

-PEOPLE

"SMART, FUNNY, SCARY AND SURPRISING– A ONE-OF-A-KIND THRILLER"

-WALL STREET JOURNAL

"IT'S ON MY SHORT LIST OF THE MOST ENJOYABLE MOVIES IN RECENT MEMORY. Smart, funny, scary and surprising – A ONE-OF-A-KIND THRILLER."

-Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

"**** THIS IS A SCANDI-NOIR TO DIE FOR. A crazily amusing thriller."

-Keith Uhlich, Time Out NY

"A WILD AND BLOODY ADRENALINE RUSH OF A MOVIE."

-Kenneth Turan, LA Times

"FEROCIOUSLY ENTERTAINING."

-Time Out NY

"DELECTABLE. A Hitchcockian kind of thriller that gives you the time and space to laugh with perverse delight at your own helplessness. Director Tyldum is marvelously in tune with his material."

-David Edelstein, New York

"***1/2. CRISP, STUNNING AND MANIACALLY CLEVER."

-Alynda Wheat, People

"THE RARE THRILLER THAT MANAGES TO BE CONSISTENTLY SURPRISING WITHOUT SACRIFICING COHERENCE."

-Sam Adams, The Onion

"SEE IT BEFORE THE HOLLYWOOD REMAKE GETS IT WRONG> The sex, nudity and violence are nonstop, but that’s what makes it exciting."

-V.A. Musetto, NY Post

"THE FILM LEFT ME DIZZY FROM ENTERTAINMENT. Gripping, gleeful and unpredictable, this is a mainstream crowd-pleaser through and through."

-Joshua Miller, CHUD

"Presents something wholly original and awesome that’s impossible not to find invigorating and enthralling."

-Abe Fried-Tanzer, ShockYa

"A PERVERSELY ENTERTAINING RIDE."

-Kevin Lally, Film Journal

"AN ARRESTINGLY ORIGINAL THRILLER."

-Harry Haun, Film Journal

"PURELY ENTERTAINING. A crazy crime thriller with more than a few unexpected twists and a refreshingly unique protagonist."

-Jason Gargano, City Beat

"PURELY ENTERTAINING, REFRESHINGLY UNIQUE."

-Jason Gargano, Cincinnati City Beat

"A SHART HEIST flick with TRICKS UP IT'S SLEEVES. CUTTHROAT WITH A SMILE"..."THRILLING RIGHT UP TO THE END."

-Cole Abaius/Film School Rejects

"IT"S ALL PAYS OFF. Crowd pleasing and doesn’t pander."

-Drew McWeeny/Hitfix

"AN INCREDIBLY TAUT THRILLER. Immaculately paced and conceived beautifully."

-Don Simpson/Smells Like Screen Spirit

"A TRUE NAIL BITER THAT PLEASES FROM FIRST TO LAST FRAME."

-Travis Keune/We Are Movie Geeks

"Moves at top speed, bound to be a crowd-pleaser."

-Screen International

"SNAPPY AND SMART"

-Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times

"CROWD PLEASING."

-Drew McWeeny, Hitflix

"A POPCORN ADRENALINE RUSH."

-time out

"A GEM. It sets the bar for quality genre thrillers."

-twitchfilm

"ALWAYS DELIRIOUSLY ENTERTAINING. A popcorn adrenaline rush."

-time out

About The Film

Roger is a charming scoundrel and Norway's most accomplished headhunter. He lives a life of luxury well beyond his means and chooses to subsidize his expensive lifestyle through stealing highly prized art. When his beautiful wife, an art gallery owner, introduces him to a former mercenary in the possession of an extremely valuable painting, he decides to risk it all in order to obtain it, and in doing so, he discovers something which makes him a hunted man.

Cast & Crew

Cast:
Aksel Hennie
Synnøve Macody Lund
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Directed by:
Morten Tyldum

R - for bloody violence including some grisly images, strong sexual content and nudity.
Like Us For Exclusive
Screenings, Contests and Content
Check-in on GetGlue
Follow Me on Pinterest


Headhunters on Netflix Magnolia OnDemand


  • The Square
  • Lo and Behold
  • Zero Days
  • Lo and Behold

YouTube Trailer Channel
Special Features - Magnolia Home Entertainment