The Northerners
Seen it?1992 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
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 In Bruges or Withnail & I, start here.
- The mood
- Darkly funny.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Dutch, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A black comedy set in the 1960s in a small Netherlands community, populated by a cast of eccentrics, all of whom hold a range of sexual obsessions and frustrated desires.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
3 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 32K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alex van Warmerdam
- Jack WouterseJacob
- Annet MalherbeMartha
- Rudolf LucieerAnton
- Leonard LucieerThomas
- Loes WoutersonElisabeth
- Alex van WarmerdamPlagge
- Veerle DobbelaereAgnes
- Dary SomeBlack man
- Theo van GoghFat Willy
- Jacques CommandeurTeacher