Pusher

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Pusher

R

Released Oct 26, 2012

1h 29m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A small-time London drug dealer (Richard Coyle) grows increasingly desperate as he scrambles to pay his supplier back for an ill-advised loan.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

It is well acted. It turns the same old, same old gangster thriller screws, but with a fine eye for tension and keeping the audience emotionally involved.

Sep 1, 2018

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Geoff Pevere

Globe and Mail

Just stick to the original: Fate is always more fetching than formula.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 9, 2012

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Linda Barnard

Toronto Star

The characters that populate Pusher are surprisingly naïve and hardly the brightest of bulbs. So much for the image of the wily, street-smart criminal.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 8, 2012

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

What was edgy and exciting in the mid-1990s now fails to deliver the same buzz.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 16, 2020

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

There are far too many scenes of macho posturing, and not enough character development to make us feel for anyone's plight.

Rated: C-

Jul 29, 2020

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Drug dealing in the London streets never looked so fanciful and glam rock as it does here, and when it comes time for the violent stripe of degradation to rear its head, there's no bite, no tension, and no feeling.

Aug 5, 2019

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Doesn't even come close to the original. It missed the mark by a mile. Unless you're one of those "I don't like subtitled movies because I get can't read and watch it at the same time" people, just stick to the original film. If you have seen the original, don't waste your time on this one because you will most certainly be disappointed. On that note, don't just watch the original movie. Watch all three. I promise you won't be disappointed by any of them.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Awful. Just awful. The main problems are the last 1hr 26mins, the dialogue throughout and the acting. Otherwise it's ok.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Rotten. Watch the originals. Painful to watch Zlatko have to sign up for this shit.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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An English language remake almost the same as the Danish version, so in that respect it's not a bad film. Decent if you've not seen the Danish original, a lesser film if you have.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

As usual it's nothing remake and when compared to the original it feels far too inferior. However, on its own merits its a tense, edgy thriller with a solid central performance by Richard Coyle.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Let's take a great Danish small-time gangster movie and give it the 'Lock Stock' treatment shall we? How about let's not? No amount of fancy lighting and camerawork can make this film hide what it really is...pretty pointless.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Synopsis

A small-time London drug dealer (Richard Coyle) grows increasingly desperate as he scrambles to pay his supplier back for an ill-advised loan.

Director: Luis Prieto
Producer: Rupert Preston, Christopher Simon, Felix Vossen
Screenwriter: Matthew Read
Distributor: Radius TWC
Production Co: Vertigo Films, Embargo Films
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Pervasive Drug Content|Some Strong Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 26, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 28, 2016
Runtime: 1h 29m

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