Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- irreverent
- morbid
- frantic
- late night viewing
- dark comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics generally praised the film's irreverent humor, writing, musical energy, and Anders Matthesen's voice performance, while finding the animation crude and the target audience unclear.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story turns suicide, stalking, bullying, attempted murder, gore, and family violence into aggressively comic set pieces.
The film is identified as a musical and uses songs within its school-centered story and irreverent comedy.
Its sixth-grade protagonist is surrounded by suicide, alcoholism, violence, stalking, gore, and abrasive language despite the animated form.
Terkel faces bullies, a distancing friend, a stalker, and escalating consequences within a school community.
Films like Terkel in Trouble, and why
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
dark adult animation, abrasive humor, musical structure, and taboo comedy
The Simpsons Movie
adult animated comedy built around crude satire, dysfunctional families, and outrageous violence
Mary and Max
morbid comedy, adolescent social cruelty, and stylized animated shock humor
Movie Details
- Directors
- Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen, Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Stefan Fjeldmark
- Release Date
- 2004-04-02
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (142)
Cast
- Anders Matthesen
- Kim Matthesen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Viaplay Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Terkel in Trouble about?
- A bullied Danish schoolboy becomes the target of a deadly stalker in a profane, musically charged animated black comedy.
- What is Terkel in Trouble like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Terkel in Trouble as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Terkel in Trouble violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Terkel in Trouble as graphic.
- What did critics think of Terkel in Trouble?
- Critics generally praised the film's irreverent humor, writing, musical energy, and Anders Matthesen's voice performance, while finding the animation crude and the target audience unclear.
- Which films are like Terkel in Trouble?
- Films with a similar feel include South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, The Simpsons Movie, and Mary and Max.
- How long is Terkel in Trouble?
- Terkel in Trouble runs 77 minutes.
- Where can I watch Terkel in Trouble?
- In United States, Terkel in Trouble streams on Viaplay Amazon Channel.
