Sophie's World
Seen it?1999 | 113 min | Fantasy, Drama, Family, Adventure, Action
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for anyone nostalgic for their awkward years and book lovers. Small moments carry real weight here, the way they do when you're young. Same wavelength as The Green Mile. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Bright and bouncy, at 1 hr 53 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Norwegian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you? and "Where does the world come from?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Erik Gustavson
- Silje StorsteinSofie Amundsen / Hilde Møller Knag
- Tomas von BrömssenAlberto Knox
- Andrine SætherSofie's mother
- Bjørn FlobergMajor Albert Knag
- Hans AlfredsonSocrates
- Nils VogtLærer Jacobsen
- Minken FosheimHilde's mother
- Edda Trandum GrjotheimJorunn
- Arne Haakonaasen DahlGeorg / Mischa / Giovanni
- Sullivan Lloyd NordrumJørgen