Gangsterdam

Gangsterdam

Directed by Romain Lévy

Produced by Trésor Films, StudioCanal

2017100 min5.3 / 10

A lighthearted buddy comedy about three college friends who stumble into a gangster plot in Amsterdam and must grow up to survive.

Ruben, Durex and Nora are three students in their last year of college. Ruben has already failed his exams once due to his lack of self-confidence. He's been as useless with Nora, to whom he dares not confess his feelings. And his childhood friend Durex, the most embarrassing guy in the world, is no help at all. When Ruben discovers that Nora is a dealer and that she's going to Amsterdam to bring back a new kind of drug, Ruben bucks up the courage to accompany her. This trip to Amsterdam is an ideal situation in which to at last seduce Nora. But his bad luck: Durex comes along for the ride. While the trio discover Europe's craziest capital, their lives really get complicated when they realize that the drug they've just picked up belongs to one of Amsterdam's most dangerous gangsters. Very quickly, Ruben, Durex and Nora will understand that to get their old lives back, they must stop being nerds in order to become true heroes.

Questions people ask

  • Is Gangsterdam sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Gangsterdam easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does Gangsterdam end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Gangsterdam violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Gangsterdam scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity20

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Gangsterdam, and what each one shares →

Like Gangsterdam

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Gangsterdam

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Gangsterdam, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Gangsterdam, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Gangsterdam, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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