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Knockin' on Heaven's Door

1997 · 89 min

A bittersweet, freewheeling joyride that mixes goofy crime caper chaos with a tender, tear-jerking meditation on dying well.

Directed by
Thomas Jahn
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Action
Starring
Til Schweiger, Jan Josef Liefers, Thierry van Werveke
Overview
Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in pajamas they steal the first fancy car they find, a 60's Mercedes convertible. The car happens to belong to a bunch of gangsters, which immediately start to chase it, since it contains more than the pistol Martin finds in the glove box.

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Directed by
Thomas Jahn
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Action
Starring
Til Schweiger, Jan Josef Liefers, Thierry van Werveke
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • friendship
  • freedom
  • survival
  • grief
Places
  • road trip
  • hospital
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, action, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Til Schweiger, Thomas Jahn
Starring
Til Schweiger, Jan Josef Liefers, Thierry van Werveke, Moritz Bleibtreu, Huub Stapel, Leonard Lansink, Ralph Herforth, Cornelia Froboess
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Cinematography
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89 min
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Germany
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