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Elling (2001) | Ranked Top 21% · CriticCrunch

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Elling

Movie2001·89 min

Elling

Directed by Petter Næss

An Oscar-nominated comedy drama film directed by Petter Næss.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 21%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

207 ratings

About Elling

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Playful
Story Tags: isolation loneliness, freedom rebellion, international, urban, close friendship, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, ensemble, fish out of water, road journey

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Details

Director: Petter Næss
Language: Norwegian

Cast

Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Marit Pia Jacobsen

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Int'l Feature (2001)

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How Elling Ranks

All movies

Top 21%

2000s movies

Top 18%

Comedy movies

Top 18%

2000s Comedy movies

Top 12%

★Petter Næss films#1 of 3

Petter Næss's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

Elling Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablefunnyintimateheartfelt

cozy

playful

What it's about

fish out of waterroad journeyisolation lonelinessfreedom rebellionoutsider misfitensembleclose friendshipstrangers forced togetherinternationalurban

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

cozycozy