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The Dream House

1993 · 97 min

A breezy, silly renovation farce where escalating household disasters and small-time crooks keep things light and chaotic.

Directed by
Peter Dalle
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Björn Skifs, Suzanne Reuter, Zara Zetterqvist
Overview
Göran buys a house in a suburb. It is in need of some repairs, but Göran believes himself capable of repairing it himself with the help of some cheap craftsmen. However, the house is much worse than he thought. At the same time, a gang of crooks is searching for the dynamite they hid in the basement some time ago. Göran has to rescue both his wallet from greedy craftsmen as well as his marriage with Tina.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Peter Dalle
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Björn Skifs, Suzanne Reuter, Zara Zetterqvist
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • work
  • class
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism6
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
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Written by
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Björn Skifs, Suzanne Reuter, Zara Zetterqvist, Mikael Håck, Lena Nyman, Pierre Lindstedt, Jan Malmsjö, Claes Månsson
Music
Bengt Palmers
Cinematography
Esa Vuorinen
Runtime
97 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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