Trolls (film)

Trolls
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Mike Mitchell
Screenplay byJonathan Aibel
Glenn Berger
Story byErica Rivinoja
Based onGood Luck Trolls
by Thomas Dam
Produced byGina Shay
Starring
Edited byNick Fletcher
Music byChristophe Beck[1]
Production
company
DreamWorks Animation
Distributed by20th Century Fox[a]
Release dates
  • October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) (BFI London Film Festival)
  • November 4, 2016 (2016-11-04) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States[3]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$125 million[4]
Box office$347 million[5]

Trolls is a 2016 American animated jukebox musical comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation, based on the Good Luck Trolls doll line. The film was directed by Mike Mitchell, written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, and stars the voices of Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Russell Brand, James Corden and Gwen Stefani. The film follows two trolls, Poppy and Branch, who go on a quest to save their village from destruction by the Bergens, giant creatures who eat Trolls.

Trolls premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on October 8, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 4, by 20th Century Fox.[a] The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $347 million worldwide against its $125 million budget. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for "Can't Stop the Feeling!".

The film launched a franchise, which included two television specials, Trolls Holiday (2017) and Trolls: Holiday in Harmony (2021), two television series, Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (2018–2019) and Trolls: TrollsTopia (2020–2022), two sequels, Trolls World Tour (2020) and Trolls Band Together (2023), and six short films.

  1. ^ "Christophe Beck to Score DreamWorks Animation's 'Trolls'". Film Music Reporter. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "Trolls". bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  3. ^ "Trolls (2016)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Ryan Faughnder (November 1, 2016). "'Doctor Strange' is expected to draw a massive audience for Disney's Marvel Studios". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "Trolls (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2023.


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