Pusher

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Pusher

2006,

1h 50m,

Crime/

Drama/

Action

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83%

18 Reviews

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85%

5,000+ Ratings

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83%

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18 Reviews

85%

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5,000+ Ratings

As a heroin dealer in Copenhagen, Frank (Kim Bodnia) is far from the top but earns good money pushing with a friend (Mads Mikkelsen). When he decides to up the ante, Frank goes to Milo (Zlatko Buric), a drug lord -- except he doesn't have enough money for the heroin. Instead, Milo fronts him the goods upon the condition of immediate repayment. But when Frank goes to make the deal, and the police arrive, he has to ditch the drugs. Now Frank has to find a way to repay Milo if he wants to live.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Jun 9, 2011

B+

Refn's electrifying debut soon morphs into something far more opaque and unsettling than a mere genre retread.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Nov 2, 2006

4/5

The film practically vibrates with youthful aggression, sly humor and gathering tension, hurling itself forward like a junkie toward the next fix.

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Noel Murray

AV Club

Aug 25, 2006

B+

A pulpy, twisty crime story

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

May 4, 2019

5/5

Full of resonant themes not simply confined to the crime/drug world.

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Henry Stewart

Brooklyn Magazine

Jun 15, 2016

The kind of stuff Miramax used to pump into the Angelika like Fruitopia.

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Sep 18, 2011

7/10

Outstandingly well-done for a first-time director with no formal training on a shoestring budget, but something about it is unappealingly typical.

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Rey L

Nov 7, 2018

Recently I re watched "Pulp Fiction", and even a masterpiece like that one, let's be honest, is not aging up too well. Could a movie like "Pusher" improve? Not really. Especially because, unlike Tarantino's creation, here there is basically no story at all. Will all of this blossom in the second part of the trilogy? I really do not think so but in order to find out, first, I have to summon the will of watching it.

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Nicolas Winding Refn

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Kim Bodnia

Frank

Zlatko Buric

Milo

Laura Drasbæk

Vic

Slavko Labovic

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As a heroin dealer in Copenhagen, Frank (Kim Bodnia) is far from the top but earns good money pushing with a friend (Mads Mikkelsen). When he decides to up the ante, Frank goes to Milo (Zlatko Buric), a drug lord -- except he doesn't have enough money for the heroin. Instead, Milo fronts him the goods upon the condition of immediate repayment. But when Frank goes to make the deal, and the police arrive, he has to ditch the drugs. Now Frank has to find a way to repay Milo if he wants to live.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Producer: Henrik Danstrup
Screenwriter: Jens Dahl, Nicolas Winding Refn
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Balboa Entertainment
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action
Original Language: Danish
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 18, 2006, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.4K
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround

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