Take the Trash

Take the Trash

Directed by Rasmus Heide

Produced by Fridthjof Film

200880 min6.7 / 10

A redemptive comedy about a self-centered salesman learning humility and human connection through community service with eccentric but genuine people.

Jesper Jensen is a successful IT salesman who stops at nothing, even if it means backstabbing his best friend. Being number one in the company and having a beautiful wife and a lovely home, Jesper seems to lead a perfect life, but one day his arrogance and self confidence hits him in the face like a boomerang and he loses everything overnight. Jesper is sentenced to do community service at a recycling center with the odd and funny characters Dion, Theodor, and Lotte. At first he looks down on these people and doesn't want to be associated with them. When he begins to loosen up, however, he discovers that he can learn a lot from their straight forward and honest approach to life.

Questions people ask

  • Is Take the Trash violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Take the Trash scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Take the Trash easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Take the Trash end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Take the Trash sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

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52/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity40

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise63

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Take the Trash

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Same Mood as Take the Trash

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Like Take the Trash, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Take the Trash, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Take the Trash, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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