Kraken

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Kraken

Jun 2026

1h 40m

Sci-Fi

Horror

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Unnatural behavior in wild salmon, followed by inexplicable deaths in Norway's deepest fjord, points to the mythical Kraken. The ancient, multi-armed monster has awakened, ready to crush everything that moves or makes a sound.

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

1d

2/4

It starts with great promise and a visually dynamic monster attack sequence. Then it settles into a mostly formulaic groove.

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

2d

2.5/5

While handsomely crafted, Kraken better serves its didactic messaging than its monster.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

May 26

3/5

The characterisation is correspondingly lightweight, but Khorami has a calming, earth mother-type presence that renders this eco lecture-cum-rampage strangely palatable.

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Del Winters

MovieJawn

1d

Kraken achieves neither the tension of a satisfying monster thriller nor the campiness of a B-movie spoof. It is simply lackluster.

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

1d

B-

Kraken can be super exciting and harrowing, and delivers precisely what you’re looking for in this type of tale, it just takes a long, gradual time to get there, and that’s going to be the hang-up for many folks.

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Al Alexander

Movies Thru the Spectrum

1d

B-

The movie, albeit flawed, is always fun and best seen with an audience as large as the savage squid. ... So don’t delay. Get crackin’ on "Kraken."

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James I

@James66 3h

it is not good at all

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Richard Y

@ry5144 11h

Character development is scant and bland, locations of settings unclear, kraken's parasite too alien like and its tentacles unexplained.

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B P

@Bradster69 1d

A Gorgeous Norwegian Creature Feature With Shallow Depths

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Pål Øie

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Sara Khorami

Johanne

Mikkel Bratt Silset

Erik

Øyvind Brandtzæg

Avaldsnes

Jenny Evensen

Maria

Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes

Henriette

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Synopsis

Unnatural behavior in wild salmon, followed by inexplicable deaths in Norway's deepest fjord, points to the mythical Kraken. The ancient, multi-armed monster has awakened, ready to crush everything that moves or makes a sound.

Director: Pål Øie
Producer: John Einar Hagen, Einar Loftesnes
Screenwriter: Kjersti Helen Rasmussen, Natasha Arthur, Vilde Eide
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Handmade films in Norwegian woods, Nordisk Film Production AS
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language: Norwegian
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 12, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 12, 2026
Runtime: 1h 40m