
Espen Aukan
Writer · Born December 1, 1979 (46)
Espen Aukan is a trained screenwriter from the Norwegian Film School in Lillehammer and has a bachelor's degree in drama/theatre and film studies from NTNU. He made his debut as a playwright with Snehvit at Brageteatret in 2009, for which he was also nominated for the national Ibsen prize.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 1, 1979 (46)
- Writer
- 4 on MovieCove · 5 credits in all
Known for
What are Espen Aukan's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Espen Aukan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Espen Aukan'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
5 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

Troll 2(2025)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Troll(2022)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Viking Wolf(2022)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Wettlaufers Widow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

The Games(2013)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
A full career of 4 titles from 2017 to 2025.
Film career
- 2022Screen debut· Troll
How do Espen Aukan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Broadly Agreed.
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the plot and story 28/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 53, detractors 16. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Espen Aukan's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Espen Aukan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Espen Aukan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roar Uthaug shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Roar UthaugShared titles: Troll 2 (2025), Troll (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Roar Uthaug

Actors
- Ine Marie WilmannShared titles: Troll 2 (2025), Troll (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Ine Marie Wilmann

- Karoline Viktoria Sletteng GarvangShared titles: Troll 2 (2025), Troll (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Karoline Viktoria Sletteng Garvang

- Kim FalckShared titles: Troll 2 (2025), Troll (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Kim Falck

- Mads Sjøgård PettersenShared titles: Troll 2 (2025), Troll (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Mads Sjøgård Pettersen

Composers
- Johannes RingenShared titles: Troll 2 (2025), Troll (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Johannes Ringen

Producers
- Espen HornShared titles: Troll 2 (2025), Troll (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Espen Horn

- Kristian Strand SinkerudShared titles: Troll 2 (2025), Troll (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Kristian Strand Sinkerud

- Sanne GlæselShared titles: Troll 2 (2025), Troll (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Sanne Glæsel
- Tim KingShared titles: Troll (2022), Viking Wolf (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Tim King