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Big Plans!

2005 · 91 min

A gentle, low-key Danish comedy that ambles along with mild charm and a soft sentimental streak.

Overview
BIG PLANS follows the petty and irresponsible crook Willy, who has a massive fondness for music. Though he's 38 years of age he will not give up his lifelong dream of becoming a famous musician. When he gets paroled he therefore decides to revive his old band to prove to his eight-year-old son, Mikkel, that he isn't the failure everyone thinks he is.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • ambition
    • redemption
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Jesper W. Nielsen
    Starring
    Thomas Bo Larsen, Lene Maria Christensen, Lars Ranthe, Jimmy Jørgensen, Al Agami, Mikkel Konyher, Andrea Vagn Jensen, Pelle Koppel
    Runtime
    91 min
    Country
    Denmark
    Languages
    Danish

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