Pusher

7.0
Moderate
1996•1h 50m

Directed by

Overview

A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.

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Nicolas Winding Refn's 1996 film follows a low-level drug dealer who spirals into mounting desperation after a deal collapses, leaving him deep in debt to a dangerous supplier. Combining action, crime and drama, it tracks a tense countdown through a grim criminal underworld with raw, kinetic immediacy. The tone is gritty, anxious and unflinching, emphasizing consequence and dread over glamour. It suits viewers who appreciate hard-edged crime cinema, ground-level antiheroes and stylish, uncompromising storytelling. With a MagicMovieScore of 7.0, it stands as a striking debut-era work that helped define its director's reputation, rewarding fans of intense, street-level drama.

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Top Cast

Kim Bodnia - Frank in Pusher

Kim Bodnia

Frank

Mads Mikkelsen - Tonny in Pusher

Mads Mikkelsen

Tonny

Laura Drasbæk - Vic in Pusher

Laura Drasbæk

Vic

Zlatko Burić - Milo in Pusher

Zlatko Burić

Milo

Slavko Labović - Radovan in Pusher

Slavko Labović

Radovan

Peter Andersson - Hasse in Pusher

Peter Andersson

Hasse

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Vanja Bajicic

Branko

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Lisbeth Rasmussen

Rita

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7.0
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6.62
95% interval
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Movie Info

Release Date

August 30, 1996

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

R

Genres

Action, Crime, Drama

Director

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