What to Do in Case of Fire?
Seen it?2001 | 101 min | Thriller, Drama, Comedy, Action, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Bourne Supremacy or Dial M for Murder, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its heyday in the 80s when Berlin was still an island in the middle of the former East Germany. At the end of the 80s, they went their separate ways with the exception of Tim and Hotte, who have remained true to their ideals and continue to fight the issues they did as a group. In 2000, with Berlin as Germany's new capital, an event happens forcing the group out of existential reason to reunite and, ultimately, come to terms with the reason they separated 12 years ago.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 47 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gregor Schnitzler
- Til SchweigerTim
- Doris SchretzmayerFlo
- Sebastian BlombergMaik
- Nadja UhlNele
- Matthias MatschkeTerror
- Martin FeifelHotte
- Klaus LöwitschManowsky
- Devid StriesowHenkel
- Barbara PhilippPritt
- Aykut KayacıkBülent