Adam's Apples

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Adam's Apples

R

2005

1h 33m

Comedy

Crime

Drama

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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.

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

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.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 1, 2007

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G. Allen Johnson

San Francisco Chronicle

This oddball story is more than a one-joke concept. Its characters are sometimes cruel, sometimes sweet, but always recognizably human.

Rated: 3/4

May 11, 2007

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

Jensen is an accomplished screenwriter with a knack for developing people amid comic nonsense.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 13, 2007

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Urban Cinefile

Winner of 14 different awards, it comes from the gifted Anders Thomas Jensen, who excels in black comedy

Jun 18, 2008

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Brian Gibson

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)

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.

May 8, 2008

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Dan Jardine

Apollo Guide

The actors play this darkly funny material as if they are in a deadly serious Shakespearean drama, highlighting the situation's many absurdities

Rated: 85/100

Feb 5, 2008

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R 9

What a strange film... a very good one, mind you. The cast do great work in this 2005 release. Mads Mikkelsen being the obvious standout - top performance! Ulrich Thomsen doesn't really do all that much necessarily, yet still manages to make a big impact with his showing - amusing, by the way, how much hair can change the way you see someone, that ending is quite the mild cranium contort*! I'm not really all that sold on what the film attempts to tell, but I can't deny that I had a pleasant time watching it all unfold. I wouldn't actually say it features that strong humour, perhaps some of it was lost in translation (Viaplay's subs were iffy in patches), but all that's there is enough. There is one joke at the death that is probably one of the most insulting, hitting both racist and ableist, that I've ever heard - black comedy, I know, I know. Aside from all that, final notes: sound and cinematography - super atmospheric in parts. Would I recommend 2005's 'Adam's Apples'? Ja. *did i find that phrase on google for a more polite way of saying mindf#k - maybe

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/07/23

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Dane B

Love this movie. Very black humour and a great ending.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/23

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Audience Member

The best movie I've seen in two years! It is full of charm and fills one with hope.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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damian i

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/03/22

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Audience Member

Incredible dose of dark humour

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

Best dark humor comedy I know.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Anders Thomas Jensen

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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
Screenwriter: Anders Thomas Jensen
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