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Roar Uthaug

Roar Uthaug

Director, writer and producer · Born August 25, 1973 (53) · Lørenskog, Norway

Roar Uthaug is a Norwegian film director. He graduated from The Norwegian Filmschool in 2002.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 25, 1973 (53)
From
Lørenskog, Norway
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Roar Uthaug's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
25%
Survival
25%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Morality
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
4
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Roar Uthaug's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roar Uthaug's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

18 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Troll 2(2025)

    Director · Characters · Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Binary Desires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Turdspotting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Troll(2022)

    Director · Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Tomb Raider(2018)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Wave(2015)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Mammon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Ragnarok(2013)

    Producer · Script Consultant

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Escape(2012)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Jackpot(2011)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Magic Silver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Cold Prey 2(2008)

    Associate Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Cold Prey(2006)

    Director · Co-Writer · Story

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Martin Administration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • A Fistful of Kebab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • DX13036 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

  • An Evening in Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Writer

  • Snot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Camera Department Manager · Editor · Music Score Producer · Sound · Special Effects · Writer · as Raymond

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1993 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Tomb Raider (2018)

$275M worldwide

Highest rated

The Wave (2015)

Midcredits 68th

Most popular right now

Tomb Raider (2018)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 18: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting15 of 18: 7 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thWriting10 of 18: 0 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdProducing4 of 18: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleMusic1 of 18: 0 only music, 1 with another roleEditing1 of 18: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 18: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

18 titles, 10 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2000s4 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Roar Uthaug's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed1

Most loved · director, writer

The Wave (2015)

Midcredits 68th · 61% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 59/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Roar Uthaug's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles5–29 · median 15 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Roar Uthaug work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roar Uthaug's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Martin Sundland shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers