The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

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Released May 1, 2015

1h 54m

Comedy

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Allan Karlsson, a 100-year-old explosives expert, escapes from a retirement home.

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Its efforts to earn laughs can be as ungainly as its title, but for viewers in tune with its absurdist humor, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared offers much to recommend.

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Loren King

Boston Globe

It's never explained what Allan's mental state is, other than lovable geriatric rascal-itis, an irritating trope that hardly constitutes a certifiable condition.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 25, 2015

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Tom Long

Detroit News

"The 100-Year-Old-Man" is wonderfully inventive, silly fun.

Rated: B+

Jun 12, 2015

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Josh Kupecki

Austin Chronicle

The 100-Year-Old Man... still entertains for the majority of its running time, but it feels like two separate movies, a dual shaggy dog story stitched together like Frankenstein's monster, never breaking free of its quirky literary origins.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 4, 2015

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

Offers much in the way laughs, little in the way of insight, and is all the better for it.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 23, 2021

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Katie Smith-Wong

Flick Feast

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared is a very long title for such a crazy story. The humour is hit-and-miss, so it may only appeal to fans of the original book.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 20, 2019

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

An irresistible and endearing adventure that is pure escapism, a rare type of cinema magic that is as transporting as it is captivating.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 7, 2019

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Marce S

A funny black comedy. What is most hillarious is the contrast between modern day grey rural Sweden and big time events with Allan meeting historic figures such as Stalin, Oppenheimer and Franco.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/13/25

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 54 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Some Violence and Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $923,900.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In Swedish and American English audio versions with American English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/30/25

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Giovanni G

A silly black comedy, great fun and very well made.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/15/23

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Audience Member

Really goood movie with great storytelling, really funny moments and an amazing soundtrack!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

Es una película disfrutable; la trama es muy divertida y los actores son excelentes; es una comedia sueca muy entretenida.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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jakob hermann p

The book was better. Still a great movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

Allan Karlsson, a 100-year-old explosives expert, escapes from a retirement home.

Director: Felix Herngren
Producer: Malte Forssell, Felix Herngren, Henrik Jansson-Schweizer, Patrick Nebout
Screenwriter: Felix Herngren, Hans Ingemansson
Distributor: Music Box Films
Production Co: Film i Väst, TV4 Sweden
Rating: R (Some Violence|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: Swedish
Release Date (Theaters): May 1, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $923.9K
Runtime: 1h 54m

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