Thelma

Released Nov 10, 2017

1 hr. 56 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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A college student starts to experience extreme seizures while studying at a university in Oslo, Norway. She soon learns that the violent episodes are a symptom of inexplicable, and often dangerous, supernatural abilities.

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Critics Consensus

Thelma plays with genre tropes in unexpected ways, delivering a thoughtfully twisty supernatural thriller with a lingering impact.

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Jonathan K

Multiple interpretations allowed here... is it metaphor or allegory without any actual supernatural components at all? Is it superpower? Somewhere in the middle? A gorgeously shot and captivating film. An interesting tale of becoming. Very well acted by the lead, Eili Harboe.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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Dani G

Very interesting and ---until near the end--- unexpectedly dark drama

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/02/23

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Diana S

Plot has some holes, but quite gripping through to the end.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/16/23

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PridePosterStudios

Sapphic powers, activate! *screams in frozen baby*

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/26/24

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Ray J

Yet another superb addition to this already stellar directors growing catalogue of must see movies. As an America I hear so many people complain that "there's nothing new or different" being done in cinema. That it's all just recycled reboots, sequels, and comic book popcorn flicks. I've always made the argument that they just need to do the research and find the good stuff and that it's still out there. Just like music in my opinion has never had what I would call masterpieces in the top 10 songs of the year, movies are the same. I'll always point to Joachim Triers movies if you want something special. Every movie is just flat out perfection and it's nice to see him explore different genres, especially with this one. Maybe because it's fresh in my mind but "The Worst Person in the World" is my favorite I think. I watched that one yesterday and this one today. It just stayed with me long after it was over with it's message and really gave me a lot to think about in regards to my own life. Bravo!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/09/23

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I gave the movie one star for the opening scene, which made it look interesting, but after that it was all downhill. Bored to tears as it dragged on aimlessly. Watching grass grow would be more entertaining.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/08/23

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Eili Harboe

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Kaya Wilkins

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Henrik Rafaelsen

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Kambole Campbell

One Room With A View

Thelma is visually and sonically impressive, with images that linger in the mind long after the film has ended, but a superfluous narrative detour strips the film of any uniqueness.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 25, 2018

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Peter Keough

Boston Globe

The scary moments are there, but they take patience. And then they take you by surprise.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 18, 2018

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Barbara VanDenburgh

Arizona Republic

"Thelma" treads the line between the psychological and supernatural, gracefully at first, and then with increasing abandon.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 7, 2017

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Brian T. Carney

Washington Blade

A gripping Norwegian drama that is both irresistible and rather hard to describe.

Dec 15, 2022

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Sara Clements

them.

Joachim Trier’s Norwegian supernatural thriller Thelma gives us a new kind of queer superhero.

Oct 27, 2022

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Michael Cuby

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Thelma effectively utilizes horror tropes to say something profound about the trauma of repressing one’s queer desire and the healing freedom that can come after you finally stop and learn to love and embrace the person you are.

Sep 28, 2022

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Synopsis

A college student starts to experience extreme seizures while studying at a university in Oslo, Norway. She soon learns that the violent episodes are a symptom of inexplicable, and often dangerous, supernatural abilities.

Director: Joachim Trier
Executive Producer: Sigve Endresen, Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
Screenwriter: Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
Distributor: The Orchard
Production Co: Le Pacte, Motlys, Film i Väst, Eurimages
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: Norwegian
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 16, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $147.1K

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