Flame and Citron
User Score
8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15

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  1. DamienB
    Aug 26, 2009
    10
    Rich, satisfying and complex on so many thematic and narrative levels. Loved it!
  2. ElizabethR
    Aug 22, 2009
    9
    Totally absorbing but sometimes confusing...
  3. ShowCritic
    Jul 3, 2012
    9
    A great foreign film the subtitling was good to follow. a great true story of the nazis and the people who fought them in Denmark Mads Mikkelsen is brilliant!

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Metascore
74 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Erica Abeel
    90
    This searing, stylish account of World War II heroism from Denmark's Ole Christian Madsen avoids period realism, conveying the story of two heroes of the Danish resistance as a noir thriller, complete with shadowy alleys, double-crosses galore and the requisite femme fatale.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    80
    An absorbing, shades-of-gray look at home-front intrigue in Nazi-occupied Denmark during World War II. Ole Christian Madsen’s accomplished fourth feature plays out on a much larger canvas than he’s used previously and offers nuance and ambiguity in equal measure with violence and tragedy.
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  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    80
    Flame & Citron is the film that the horribly overrated "Black Book" could have been, had Paul Verhoeven not indulged in the puerile reversals of sensitive Nazis and treacherous partisans.
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