Pusher
Seen it?1996 | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (83% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it was a solid box office hit. A strong pick for the weekend.
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 action fans. If you loved Training Day or Layer Cake, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 50 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Danish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
83% on Rotten Tomatoes, 72 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerStrong
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 170K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
- Kim BodniaFrank
- Mads MikkelsenTonny
- Laura DrasbækVic
- Zlatko BurićMilo
- Slavko LabovićRadovan
- Peter AnderssonHasse
- Vanja BajicicBranko
- Lisbeth RasmussenRita
- Levino JensenMike
- Nicolas Winding RefnBrian