Holy Rollers

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Holy Rollers

R,

2010,

1h 29m,

Crime/

Drama/

Mystery & Thriller

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52%

91 Reviews

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33%

2,500+ Ratings

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33%

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2,500+ Ratings

A Jewish youth (Jesse Eisenberg) risks being ostracized from his religious community when he becomes a drug mule for his best friend's older brother.

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Critics Consensus

Despite a promising premise and a solid central performance from Jesse Eisenberg, Holy Rollers lacks the depth necessary to overcome its cliched script.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Jul 8, 2011

3/5

We expect more than we eventually get, even if what we get is watchable throughout.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Jul 7, 2011

3/5

[A] breathless, enjoyable comedy-thriller based on the true story of how Hassidic Jews were recruited as mules in the late 1990s to smuggle ecstasy pills from Amsterdam into New York.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Jul 7, 2011

3/5

Jesse Eisenberg, in the main role, enhances the film again and again with his comic timing and ability to nail the part of a sheltered ingnu with an incipient rebel streak. It might be dodgy merchandise, but he sells it all the same.

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Michael Leader

Den of Geek

May 7, 2024

2/5

Perhaps it's the double-edged sword of using religious concepts as the backbone of your story. When pushing hard for morality, it can be easy for it to overshadow other concerns.

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Jane Crowther

Total Film

Aug 23, 2018

2/5

We have seen this all before; from Jesse Eisenberg's trademark jitters and speedy speech to the inevitable tragic story arc and the morphing of smalltime dabbler to swaggering kingpin, undone by over-confidence. Oy vey.

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Laura Hiros

Rincón de cine

Mar 20, 2018

3/5

An arrhythmic but very interesting film... [Full review in Spanish]

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Hagrid P

Sep 23, 2017

Feeling left in the slow lane of life, New York Orthodox Jews try drug running for awhile, trading on their outsider status. Families disapprove, but they do improve the drug-running game, because they're good with money ... ! Oy.

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Abraham S

Sep 5, 2017

Enjoyable, but predictable.

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Kevin Asch

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Jesse Eisenberg

Sam Gold

Justin Bartha

Yosef Zimmerman

Ari Graynor

Rachel Apfel

Danny A. Abeckaser

Jackie Solomon

Mark Ivanir

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Synopsis

A Jewish youth (Jesse Eisenberg) risks being ostracized from his religious community when he becomes a drug mule for his best friend's older brother.

Director: Kevin Asch
Producer: Danny A. Abeckaser, Jen Gatien, Per Melita, Tory Tunnell
Screenwriter: Antonio Macia
Distributor: First Independent Pictures
Production Co: Deerjen Films, Lookbook Films, Safehouse Pictures
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Content|Brief Sexual Material)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 21, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $302.9K
Runtime: 1h 29m

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