The Trolls

The Trolls

If you can't beat 'em ...troll 'em.

2016 · 97 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy

A Texas tech start-up breaks every crowdfunding record in the books, but they lose it all when a patent troll shuts them down. Refusing to go down without a fight, our heroes use a legal loophole to beat the trolls at their own game. By obtaining a patent for BEING a patent troll, they're able to... troll the trolls.

Directed by Phillip Lybrand · Written by Rob Gagnon

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