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Elling

Elling

2001 · Movie · 1h 29m · R

The highest scoring of the three Elling films, ahead of Love Me Tomorrow (63). It runs a compact 1h 29m.

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Synopsis

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.

Ratings

SourceRatingWeight
IMDb7.4/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes85%21%
Metacritic70/10021%
TMDB7.1/10208 votes16%
Balasaur Score75100%

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