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  • 2022
  • Lightyear Entertainment
  • 1 h 49 m
  • 2022
  • Lightyear Entertainment
  • 1 h 49 m
a-ha: the Movie

Summary When a-ha’s breakthrough hit Take On Me shot to 1 on the Billboard charts in 1985, it turned its three young band members into global superstars overnight. While the iconic song and its groundbreaking music video remain ubiquitous to this day, the story of a-ha didn’t end there. After 35 years, a deep catalog of 11 studio albums and 55 m...

Directed By: Thomas Robsahm, Aslaug Holm

Written By: Thomas Robsahm

  • 2022
  • Lightyear Entertainment
  • 1 h 49 m
  • 2022
  • Lightyear Entertainment
  • 1 h 49 m

a-ha: the Movie

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Summary When a-ha’s breakthrough hit Take On Me shot to 1 on the Billboard charts in 1985, it turned its three young band members into global superstars overnight. While the iconic song and its groundbreaking music video remain ubiquitous to this day, the story of a-ha didn’t end there. After 35 years, a deep catalog of 11 studio albums and 55 m...

Directed By: Thomas Robsahm, Aslaug Holm

Written By: Thomas Robsahm

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
56
42% Positive
5 Reviews
58% Mixed
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
56
42% Positive
5 Reviews
58% Mixed
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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83
Apr 4, 2022
It’s a compelling tale of three perfectionists who consider music to be their bond, but don’t work together very well unless they have to.
By Luke Y. Thompson FULL REVIEW
80
May 19, 2022
Far from a puff piece, a no-holds-barred, melancholy, often surprising examination of Norway’s most famous — and underrated — musical export. A must for fans — but prepare to brace.
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70
Apr 12, 2022
As a movie with the title A-ha: The Movie should do, this one, directed by the Norwegian filmmaker Thomas Robsahm (with Aslaug Holm as co-director), tells you everything you need to know about the career of A-ha, even as it leaves out most of their personal lives.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
60
May 20, 2022
Sadly, the film falls short of being A-ha’s Some Kind of Monster (Metallica’s cringy group therapy epic).
By Tara Brady FULL REVIEW
60
May 18, 2022
The history that emerges here is of a band yo-yoing between attempts to be taken seriously as artists, then coming back for more boyband fame and adulation. An air of collective self-loathing and regret hangs over them.
By Cath Clarke FULL REVIEW
40
May 22, 2022
Fans will no doubt find the film fascinating, if a little dispiriting: it may be like eavesdropping on your parents, only to discover that they’re on the brink of divorce.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
40
Apr 7, 2022
There’s a slight wonky interest in seeing the grind of recording sessions and fan service. But the film feels promotional enough that it won’t lean into the potential humor of their situation.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Motlys, Fenris Film, Kinescope Film, Neue Impuls Film, Amarcord, NRK Fjernsynet, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), ARTE, Norsk Filminstitutt, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, Fond For Lyd Og Bilde, Nordmedia, Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF), First Hand Films
Release Date Apr 8, 2022
Duration 1 h 49 m
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Website https://lightyear.com/videos/a-ha-the-movie/
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Awards

Nordisk Panorama
• 1 Nomination
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Nashville Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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