Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Kraken end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Kraken easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Kraken

Name: Kraken
Genre: Horror, Action, Thriller
Released: 2026
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Sara Khorami, Mikkel Bratt Silset, Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes, Øyvind Brandtzæg, Jenny Evensen

Only 5% of the ocean has been explored for a reason…

Directed by Pål Øie

Produced by Handmade films in Norwegian Woods, Nordisk Film Norway

202694 min6.2 / 10

A creature-horror thriller that uses deep-sea mystery and folklore to build dread around an unseen, unknowable threat lurking beneath the surface.

A marine biologist is doing research on a fish farm when she encounters several strange occurrences. Along with the brutal deaths of two teenagers, all signs point to the deep fjord; can there be more to the depths than the eye can see?

Clusters

Found-Footage Horror Films Claustrophobic Paranoid Thrillers Serious Crisis Dramas Myth and Storytelling Giant Monster Movies

Genres

Horror Action Thriller

Keywords

Sea Monster Norwegian Folklore Cautionary

Where to watch

FreeHoopla, Kanopy
RentApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Plex, Fandango At Home
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Questions people ask

Is Kraken scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Kraken violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does Kraken end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Kraken easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 73% of films.
Is Kraken sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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