Glass Tiger
Six eccentric Hungarian friends turn a wrecked American dream and an improvised bank robbery into a warmly chaotic roadside adventure.
Overview
A group of friends embarks on a hilariously misguided quest for the American dream, only to find themselves in over their heads.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- warm
- lazy sunday
- road trip viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lali, Gaben, Fox, Sanyi, Coco, and Slimmy spend several days bickering, scheming, and improvising together around the sandwich stand and failed criminal plans.
Lali idolizes America, Coco dreams of going there, and the old Chevrolet Impala becomes a highly charged symbol of their aspirations.
Fox urgently searches for the object called the Wreck after Lali mistakenly sells what he believes is worthless scrap.
The group includes petty criminals, a homeless man, an impoverished dreamer, and a struggling roadside vendor whose friendship drives the story.
Films like Glass Tiger, and why
The Full Monty
shared eccentric ensemble, low-stakes misadventures, and warm buddy-comedy tone
The Commitments
shared rural or roadside setting, comic desperation, and affectionate portrait of scheming friends
The Castle
shared offbeat ensemble humor, petty criminal schemes, and scruffy underdog energy
Movie Details
- Directors
- Iván Kapitány, Péter Rudolf
- Release Date
- 2001-10-18
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (40)
Cast
- Péter Rudolf
- Gábor Reviczky
- Sándor Gáspár
- József Szarvas
- Lajos Ottó Horváth
- Enikő Börcsök
- Roland Selmeczi
- Árpád Besenczi
- Ákos Kőszegi
- Iván Dengyel
Common questions
- What is Glass Tiger about?
- Six eccentric Hungarian friends turn a wrecked American dream and an improvised bank robbery into a warmly chaotic roadside adventure.
- What is Glass Tiger like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Glass Tiger as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Glass Tiger violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Glass Tiger as mild.
- Which films are like Glass Tiger?
- Films with a similar feel include The Full Monty, The Commitments, and The Castle.
- How long is Glass Tiger?
- Glass Tiger runs 105 minutes.
