Flickering Lights
Seen it?2000 | 109 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who wants a laugh and action fans. If you loved Pulp Fiction or The Gentlemen, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Danish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to Barcelona they are forced to stop in the countryside, in an old, wrecked house, hiding there for several weeks. Slowly, one after another, they realize, that they would like to stay there, start a new life.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
70% on Rotten Tomatoes, 47 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen
- Søren PilmarkTorkild
- Ulrich ThomsenPeter
- Mads MikkelsenArne
- Nikolaj Lie KaasStefan
- Sofie GråbølHanne
- Iben HjejleTherese
- Frits HelmuthCarl
- Ole ThestrupAlfred
- Peter AnderssonFæringen
- Niels Anders ThornWilliam