Easy Money
Seen it?2010 | 124 min | Drama, Thriller, Crime
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences 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-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 4 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
When JW becomes a drug runner in order to maintain his double life, his fate becomes tied to two other men: Jorge, a fugitive on the run from both the Serbian mafia and the police, and mafia enforcer Mrado, who is on the hunt for Jorge.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
86% on Rotten Tomatoes, 75 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 31K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Daniel Espinosa
- Joel KinnamanJohan 'JW' Westlund
- Matias VarelaJorge
- Dragomir MrsicMrado
- Lisa HenniSophie
- Mahmut SuvakciAbdulkarim
- Dejan ČukićRadovan
- Fares FaresMahmoud
- Joel SpiraNippe
- Lea StojanovLovisa
- Camilo AlanisCarlos