Valhalla Rising fingerprintStunning style, high energy, emotionally cool.
Brutally violent and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and wondrous
Serious throughout
Faith and meaning, history, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and performances
Standout cinematography, visual style, and sound design
A distinctive visual signature.
Brutally violent and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Valhalla Rising is brutally violent and tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and wondrous
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad and wondrous.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Faith and meaning, history, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around faith and meaning, history, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction and performances
The direction and performances stand out.
Standout cinematography, visual style, and sound design
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, visual style, and sound design stand out.
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Valhalla Rising is included with a subscription to Philo and Shudder in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62/100 (IMDb 6, Rotten Tomatoes 70%, and Metacritic 61). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 33 min
Valhalla Rising runs 1 h 33 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Valhalla Rising higher (66) than audiences (58). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $31,000 worldwide, 1% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Denmark, United Kingdom.
+17GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Valhalla Rising in 31 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 37 storytelling tropes for Valhalla Rising, including Reluctant Warrior, The Atoner, Silence Is Golden.
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