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Human Traffic

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59% Tomatometer 32 Reviews 89% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
For Jip, Lulu, Koop, Nina and Moff, the dead-end jobs they endure during the week just kill the time until Friday night. That's when they cut very loose and get on the crazy roller coaster ride that takes them right through to Monday morning. An adrenaline-pumped comedy, "Human Traffic" chronicles the ups and downs -- both chemical and emotional -- of five friends whose weekends are filled with endless clubbing, pubbing and partying where there are no rules, no limits and no saying "no."

Critics Reviews

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Jul 17
4/5
A reminder of that interesting 90s moment when euphoria and uncomplicated fun had cultural cachet. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
The director of the film, Justin Kerrigan, is 25. He sees his story from the inside. It's based on his friends. There is no perspective, no angle. Go to Full Review
Tom Cassidy Common Sense Media Aug 15
Now regarded as a cult classic, this British comedy offers a smart and satirical look at the country's late-1990s subcultures and society. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Jul 25
3/5
…while Human Traffic isn’t exactly a timeless classic, it’s one of the better films that attempted to exploit or just describe a brief shining moment of drugged-up, misplaced social idealism…a revealing artefact of the time in the late-90’s… Go to Full Review
Chuck Klosterman Akron Beacon Journal 10/30/2023
2.5/4
Watching this movie is sort of like taking drugs: Human Traffic is great fun for the 84 minutes you're there, but it's hard to remember what exactly happened and ultimately feels pointless (at least in retrospect). Go to Full Review
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 10/17/2007
3/4
The film's high spirits are contagious and wholly impossible to resist. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Neil P @payne33 Dec 6 One of my all-time faves. Great portrayal of DJ/Rave/Club culture, friendship between young men and women and how they can fall in love and/or navigate relationship issues. See more Peter F Jun 6 Amazing movie that absolutely captured 90s club culture. I would have expected to meet any one or more of those characters anytime I went out. The weekend has landed! See more Daniel. M May 22 Human Traffic was a window into the lifestyle and priorities of the more outgoing 18 to 20 somethings of the time in the UK. My era, my scene. Did a great job reflecting it back at us. See more Dante H Feb 14 Much better than I had expected. An entertaining enough romp, though hardly likely to stay long in the memory. See more Screaming U Feb 8 55% by critics on rotten Tomatoes 🍅....my arse, this film is an absolute classic, these critics' know jack, just like they do with Adam Sandler films, absolute clown shoes of a website, good job the people know more. You critic's are like bad judges at a boxing match 🥊 See more Alexander E Jan 20 This film was released when I was about exactly the same age as the actors were meant to be in the film. I too went through the exact same types of weekends with my group of friends back then. It gobsmacks me how so much of this film is absolutely spot on being one of this generation that went through clubbing and the same club drug lifestyle. In fact I felt like we were unique going through this at the time but the film just shows how widespread this lifestyle was in the uk at the time. It touches on youngsters that have landed in unfortunate family/social situations as well as those with insecurities; all of which I can relate to so I know how well the film captures it. The music also perfectly captures that exact moment in time. I realise this film resounds with me so much as I am from the exact right generation, had a similar group of friends, lived through a similar social situation and experienced ecstasy and related drugs at that time in my life. I do appreciate that there must be a high percentage of people that simply would not get the film or at least not get many parts of the film. For me, it felt like it was made to remind me of a particular time in my life. The British slang and language used were even an accurate reflection of how we spoke at the time. Bottom line is the story writer, director/producer very accurately portrayed what they intended to. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis For Jip, Lulu, Koop, Nina and Moff, the dead-end jobs they endure during the week just kill the time until Friday night. That's when they cut very loose and get on the crazy roller coaster ride that takes them right through to Monday morning. An adrenaline-pumped comedy, "Human Traffic" chronicles the ups and downs -- both chemical and emotional -- of five friends whose weekends are filled with endless clubbing, pubbing and partying where there are no rules, no limits and no saying "no."
Director
Justin Kerrigan
Screenwriter
Justin Kerrigan
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Irish Screen, Fruit Salad Films
Rating
R (Strong Sexuality|Language|Drug Content)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 5, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$104.3K
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)