Polar

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Polar

2019

1h 58m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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The world's top assassin, Duncan Vizla, aka The Black Kaiser, is settling into retirement when his former employer marks him as a liability to the firm. Against his will, he finds himself back in the game going head-to-head with an army of younger, faster, ruthless killers who will stop at nothing to have him silenced.

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Critics Consensus

An action thriller starring Mads Mikkelsen as the world's most dangerous assassin should be terrifically entertaining, but Polar proves it's possible to ruin anything if you try.

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

Grody to the max.

Sep 17, 2019

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

Polar is an astonishingly flaccid film, a movie that prioritizes blood splatter and bouncing butts over literally all else, including plot and character development.

Feb 7, 2019

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Chris Vognar

New York Times

If it has any redeeming qualities, it chooses to keep them a secret.

Jan 31, 2019

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Daniel Hart

Ready Steady Cut

The premise of Polar is hardly an original idea. However, with Mads Mikkelsen leading, it works once it gets away from the shifty first act.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 23, 2024

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Dolores Quintana

Dolores Quintana

POLAR tells a somewhat familiar story with style, verve, and humor and the absolutely smashing presence and talent of the great Mads Mikkelsen.

Dec 28, 2022

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Dallas King

Flick Feast

Read the synopsis of Polar... you would be mistaken for thinking you were watching John Wick. Polar is the polar opposite to John Wick. In that John Wick is a great film and Polar is a bit of a mess.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 10, 2022

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Jfc H

It’s a cool and stylish movie. It makes me think of another cool movie, “Crank,(2006)”. It is not a transitional style movie, but it is interesting.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/04/24

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Robert Z

It's a cartoon in noir movie format, comparable to Sin City. Not too complicated, unashamedly over the top, but thoroughly entertaining. Mads Mikkelsen is surrounded by a strong cast.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/05/24

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Ash M

Amazing movie, I didn’t see the movie was lacking anything to much, it’s a good idea and semi goodly execution, the actors in the movie carried it and is what made it watchable and good

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/09/24

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Audience Member

Polar is certainly not the best movie of all time, but I don’t think it deserves this low of a score. I do agree with some people in that it feels like it prioritises blood and sex scenes most of the time, but putting that aside (which is HARD to do), it’s an amazing movie. The protagonists are all lovely and well-written characters, the plot is interesting, and the shots are pretty (+ deadmau5 absolutely delivered on the soundtrack!!). All in all, I think it’s a great movie to watch alone or with friends (unfortunately too gore/sex-oriented for family time)!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/17/24

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Chris Z

Mads is the redeeming part of this movie. Overall terrible. But action packed. Very little not terribly interesting plot.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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J W

From the moment the stamped-style text came onto screen in the opening shot, I knew it wasn't going to be the movie I was expecting. Gave it another 30-40 mins until I gave up.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/07/24

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Synopsis

The world's top assassin, Duncan Vizla, aka The Black Kaiser, is settling into retirement when his former employer marks him as a liability to the firm. Against his will, he finds himself back in the game going head-to-head with an army of younger, faster, ruthless killers who will stop at nothing to have him silenced.

Director: Jonas Akerlund
Producer: Jeremy Bolt, Keith Goldberg, Hartley Gorenstein, Robert Kulzer, Mike Richardson
Screenwriter: Jayson Rothwell
Production Co: Constantin Film, Dark Horse Entertainment
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 25, 2019
Runtime: 1h 58m

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