Jackpot

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Jackpot

Released Jun 27, 2014

1h 22m

Crime

Drama

Comedy

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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.

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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

Unabashedly derivative but nonetheless entertaining.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 27, 2014

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

"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.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 27, 2014

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

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.

Jun 26, 2014

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Jim Ross

TAKE ONE Magazine

As Nordic imports go, it's hardly as offensive as lutefisk.

Feb 13, 2020

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Patrick Gamble

CineVue

Marten's film lacks any discernible charisma or charm.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 2, 2019

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

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.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 26, 2014

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maybe it was the drugs from surgery but i couldnt get into this one. instead check out the writers other film "Headhunters" - much better execution

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

Fans of Pulp Fiction (overkill violence, absurd parts, twists) may like this movie, but be sure to bring along a subtitle track.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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(12%) A Scandinavian movie that is far too clearly influenced by other people's works to even stand a slight chance to make any kind of impact in itself. There's clear borrowings from Shaun of the dead, The usual suspects, with a hint of Tarantino's more comedic elements, only overall not as good as anything it takes its many influences from. The plot along with the lead characters are without question mean-spirited to the core, and nothing is quite funny enough to get past the fact. It's also lazily written and I found it difficult to really care about anything and particularly anyone, and as such I'd advise to give this a miss.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

An interesting comic caper from a book by Jo nesbo. Fresh and funny and the lead actor should be a break out star. Its as twisty as Headhunters another Nesbo book movie adaptation

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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sam w

This black comedy is humorous throughout, but it never excels and the story ends up being more predictable than it should have been. The acting seems a bit weak in parts, but the lead character is endearing, there is a good mix of violence and gore, and the slapstick fight scenes are fun to watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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A Norwegian Reservoir Dogs. Strong acting performances, it will have you gripped and guessing throughout - what more do you want? Ignore the reviews as I am sure you normally do, and watch it. Not one to watch with the girlfriend - this is a movie for the night in alone.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Magnus Martens

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Kyrre Hellum

Oscar Svendson

Henrik Mestad

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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: Zentropa Entertainment, Det Danske Filminstitut, Film Väst, Fantefilm
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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