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Jackpot

Play trailer Poster for Jackpot 2014,  1h 22m,  Crime/ Drama/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 59% 37 Reviews Tomatometer 55% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
59% Tomatometer 37 Reviews 55% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A man (Kyrre Hellum) tells a police inspector (Henrik Mestad) how a winning soccer bet led to his eventual position beneath a corpse at a Norwegian strip club.
Jackpot

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Critics Consensus

With plenty of dark humor to leaven the bloody mayhem, Jackpot is an entertaining murder mystery with a suitably quirky Scandinavian twist.

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Bruce Ingram Chicago Sun-Times Jun 27, 2014
3/4
Unabashedly derivative but nonetheless entertaining. Go to Full Review
Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Jun 27, 2014
1.5/4
"Jackpot" plays like an over-the-top story told by a drunken film fan at a bar: "Dude, I just saw this movie and it was CRAZY. You have to see it." Trust me, you don't. Go to Full Review
Ben Kenigsberg New York Times Jun 26, 2014
As an absurdist suspense film, "Jackpot" mostly hits its marks. As a comedy, it's less successful, stronger on sight gags than on the detective's sarcasm. Go to Full Review
Jim Ross TAKE ONE Magazine Feb 13, 2020
As Nordic imports go, it's hardly as offensive as lutefisk. Go to Full Review
Patrick Gamble CineVue Feb 2, 2019
2/5
Marten's film lacks any discernible charisma or charm. Go to Full Review
Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies Jun 26, 2014
1.5/4
Here is a mean-spirited movie about bad-hearted people in which the central question seems to be which of these characters is the nastiest of the lot. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Magnus Martens

Director

Kyrre Hellum

Oscar Svendson

Henrik Mestad

Solor

Marie Blokhus

Gina

Mads Ousdal

Thor Eggen

Andreas Cappelen

Dan Treschow

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Movie Info

Synopsis A man (Kyrre Hellum) tells a police inspector (Henrik Mestad) how a winning soccer bet led to his eventual position beneath a corpse at a Norwegian strip club.
Director
Magnus Martens
Producer
Are Heidenstrom, Martin Sundland
Screenwriter
Magnus Martens
Distributor
Doppelgänger Releasing
Production Co
Film Väst, Zentropa Entertainment, Fantefilm, Det Danske Filminstitut
Genre
Crime, Drama, Comedy
Original Language
Norwegian
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 27, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 23, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$806
Runtime
1h 22m
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