The Grump
Seen it?2014 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz. 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 anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret., start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A stubbornly traditional eighty-year-old farmer - whose social attitudes verge on the prehistoric - raises hell when he is forced to move in with his sadsack, city-dwelling son and domineering daughter-in-law.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes
- 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
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dome Karukoski
- Antti LitjaGrump
- Petra FreyWife
- Mari PerankoskiDaughter-in-Law
- Iikka ForssSon
- Viktor DrevitskiSergei
- Bruno PuolakainenTarasenko
- Alina TomnikovLjudmila
- Janne ReinikainenDr. Kiminkinen
- Timo LavikainenTaxi Driver
- Kari KetonenSakke Intonen