# Pusher (1996)

> A Copenhagen drug dealer races through a hostile criminal underworld to repay a debt after a police bust destroys his biggest deal.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1413

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
- Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
- Cast: Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, Laura Drasbæk, Zlatko Burić, Slavko Labović, Peter Andersson, Vanja Bajicic, Lisbeth Rasmussen
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117407/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: gritty, tense, bleak, late night, crime movie marathon

## Synopsis

In the gritty underbelly of Copenhagen, a desperate man fights for survival after a drug deal goes wrong.

## Movies like Pusher

- [Pigs 2: The Last Blood (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/14658)
- [In China They Eat Dogs (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/210)
- [The Green Butchers (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/2854)
- [A Second Chance (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/145021)
- [The Pigs (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/11199)
- [Dossier K. (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/29473)
- [Pusher 3 (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/6315)
- [Pusher II (2004)](https://ember.film/movie/6313)
- [Darkland: The Return (2023)](https://ember.film/movie/1044908)
- [Bleeder (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/10812)

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