
Die Musterknaben
Seen it?1997 | 91 min | Comedy, Crime
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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
- Made for crime fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Fletch, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Docker and Dretzke are two police officers from Cologne. But the cases here in the precinct don't win them a flower pot at the CID. And so they find themselves at the bottom of the career ladder. When they are assigned by the Düsseldorf State Office of Criminal Investigation to work the night shift on an apartment where drugs are presumably being dealt during the day, they discover more than their Düsseldorf colleagues had planned...
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
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ralf Huettner
- Jürgen TarrachJürgen Docker
- Oliver KorittkeOliver Dretzke
- Ellen ten DammeWanda
- Herbert KnaupKamphausen
- Alexander HeldWempe
- Walter GontermannLinseisen
- Wolfgang Maria BauerLeo
- Annett RennebergDiana
- Henriette ThimigMutter
- Heinrich GiskesDer Doktor