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Adam's Apples

Play trailer Poster for Adam's Apples R,  2005,  1h 33m,  Comedy/ Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 70% 37 Reviews Tomatometer 90% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
70% Tomatometer 37 Reviews 90% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Following a stint in jail, Adam (Ulrich Thomsen), a former neo-Nazi, is temporarily assigned to live in a religious enclave. The community is led by Ivan (Mads Mikkelsen), an eternally optimistic priest who immediately gets under the skin of the gruff Adam. In order to move forward with his rehabilitation, Adam must select a task, so he decides to bake an apple pie. However, his simple choice is complicated by Ivan's insistence that Adam use apples from a tree that is plagued by problems.

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Critics Consensus

Good and evil collide with interesting results in Adam's Apples, a dark Biblical allegory that's alternatively funny and shocking.

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Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Jun 1, 2007
3/5
This Danish comedy, like most of that country's dramas, is dark, dark, dark. The film's humor offers an odd blend of subversively sly narrative mixed with bursts of sudden, sharp violence and goofy slapstick. Go to Full Review
G. Allen Johnson San Francisco Chronicle May 11, 2007
3/4
This oddball story is more than a one-joke concept. Its characters are sometimes cruel, sometimes sweet, but always recognizably human. Go to Full Review
Wesley Morris Boston Globe Apr 13, 2007
2.5/4
Jensen is an accomplished screenwriter with a knack for developing people amid comic nonsense. Go to Full Review
Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile Jun 18, 2008
Winner of 14 different awards, it comes from the gifted Anders Thomas Jensen, who excels in black comedy Go to Full Review
Brian Gibson Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) May 8, 2008
A film that asks us to have a pretty high tolerance of easy stereotypes and most of its comedy comes because you're not sure what else to do but laugh. When the ironic reversal kicks in, the film turns semi-serious and gets, if anything, a little boring. Go to Full Review
Dan Jardine Apollo Guide Feb 5, 2008
85/100
The actors play this darkly funny material as if they are in a deadly serious Shakespearean drama, highlighting the situation's many absurdities Go to Full Review
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Hermione W Nov 1, 2018 Ok, I admit that to be a black comedy "Adam's Apples" is neither very funny nor very deep, but if you will watch it with some lightheartedness, it will please you. The movie has its absurd moments. See more
Kylo S Jul 16, 2017 Pure presentation of a bigott christian with a lot of intelligent humor.
Abraham R Feb 11, 2017 Found it slightly boring from time to time.
Draco S Oct 18, 2016 One of the best comedies of all time, also Mads Mikkelsen at his best.
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Anders Thomas Jensen

Director

Ulrich Thomsen

Adam

Mads Mikkelsen

Ivan

Nicolas Bro

Gunnar

Paprika Steen

Sarah

Ali Kazim

Khalid

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Synopsis Following a stint in jail, Adam (Ulrich Thomsen), a former neo-Nazi, is temporarily assigned to live in a religious enclave. The community is led by Ivan (Mads Mikkelsen), an eternally optimistic priest who immediately gets under the skin of the gruff Adam. In order to move forward with his rehabilitation, Adam must select a task, so he decides to bake an apple pie. However, his simple choice is complicated by Ivan's insistence that Adam use apples from a tree that is plagued by problems.
Director
Anders Thomas Jensen
Producer
Tivi Magnusson, Mie Andreasen
Production Co
M&M Productions
Rating
R (Violence|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language
Danish
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 3, 2016
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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