The Last Viking
Seen it?2025 | 116 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (94% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Pulp Fiction or Road to Perdition, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Darkly funny.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 56 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Danish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
After serving fourteen years for robbery, Anker is released from prison and reunites with his mentally ill brother Manfred, who alone knows where the stolen money is hidden but has forgotten its location, sending them on a journey to recover the loot and confront who they are.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 73 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$3 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 183K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen
- Mads MikkelsenManfred
- Nikolaj Lie KaasAnker
- Sofie GråbølMargrethe
- Søren MallingWerner
- Bodil JørgensenFreja
- Lars BrygmannLothar / Keld Gerner Nielsen
- Nicolas BroFlinke Flemming
- Kardo RazzaziHamdan
- Peter DüringAnton / Ringo
- Lars RantheFar