In Order of Disappearance
Seen it?2014 | 115 min | Thriller, Action, Comedy, Crime
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. 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 fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Pulp Fiction, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Darkly funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 55 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Norwegian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Upstanding community leader Nils has just won an award for "Citizen of the Year" when he learns the news that his son has died of a heroin overdose. Suspecting foul play, Nils begins to investigate, and soon finds himself at the center of an escalating underworld gang war between Serbian drug dealers and a sociopathic criminal mastermind known only as “The Count.”
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
86% on Rotten Tomatoes, 74 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 26K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hans Petter Moland
- Stellan SkarsgårdNils
- Bruno GanzPapa
- Pål Sverre HagenGreven
- Jack MolandRune
- Stig Henrik HoffExperienced Police Officer
- Arthur BerningPolice Man 2
- Miodrag 'Miki' KrstovićDragomir
- Sergej TrifunovićNebojša
- Jon ØigardenKarsten
- Goran NavojecStojan