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  • 2012
  • R
  • RADiUS-TWC
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2012
  • R
  • RADiUS-TWC
  • 1 h 29 m

Summary As edgy and explosive as Nicolas Winding Refn’s 1996 cult classic, this English language remake tells the story of a week in the life of Frank, a big time drug pusher in London. Frank’s life is a fun-filled rollercoaster of a ride that soon spins out of control. Friendships start to vanish, there is no longer room for love within his lif...

Directed By: Luis Prieto

Written By: Matthew Read

  • 2012
  • R
  • RADiUS-TWC
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2012
  • R
  • RADiUS-TWC
  • 1 h 29 m

Pusher (2012)

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
52
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Summary As edgy and explosive as Nicolas Winding Refn’s 1996 cult classic, this English language remake tells the story of a week in the life of Frank, a big time drug pusher in London. Frank’s life is a fun-filled rollercoaster of a ride that soon spins out of control. Friendships start to vanish, there is no longer room for love within his lif...

Directed By: Luis Prieto

Written By: Matthew Read

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
52
16% Positive
3 Reviews
74% Mixed
14 Reviews
11% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews
52
16% Positive
3 Reviews
74% Mixed
14 Reviews
11% Negative
2 Reviews

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75
Oct 24, 2012
If we haven't caught on from earlier films that drug pushing is a thankless persuasion, maybe this is the movie that will pound in the lesson.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 25, 2012
Fast-moving, stylish and gritty, but also predictable. [25 Oct 2012]
By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 23, 2012
Nail-biting and genuinely heartbreaking moments mean it's emotionally involving, even if it isn't the cheeriest drug dealer saga in town.
By Anna Smith FULL REVIEW
58
Oct 24, 2012
Luis Prieto's remake capably mimics the original's breakneck energy without adding a single thing. It seems to exist mostly to stuff more violence into Britain's insatiable maw for crime pictures.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 25, 2012
In the end, Prieto's Pusher feels like a Guy Ritchie knockoff.
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40
Oct 27, 2012
Refn's version was successful enough to inspire two sequels; at its best, this effort will push Coyle's career a little further along in the U.S.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
33
Oct 27, 2012
Uninventive and unimaginative.
By Edward Davis FULL REVIEW

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25% Negative
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Production Company Vertigo Films, Embargo Films
Release Date Oct 26, 2012
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Never cross the line.
Website https://www.facebook.com/PusherMovieUK
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Awards

Edinburgh International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination

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