Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- comedy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sickan designs increasingly elaborate robberies while Dynamite-Harry repeatedly disrupts the plans.
Dynamite-Harry is an old dynamiter whose constant drinking and explosive interventions derail the Berns nightclub robbery.
Sickan repeatedly targets the cold store managed by his arch-enemy Wall-Enberg.
Dynamite-Harry's expertise and the robbery plans make dynamite a defining source of both strategy and comic danger.
Films like The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry, and why
The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever
shared crime comedy, elaborate robbery plans, bungling criminals, and farcical ensemble chemistry
The Olsen Gang
shared nordic crime caper structure, comic incompetence, and recurring criminal ensemble
A Fish Called Wanda
shared heist comedy, eccentric criminals, escalating schemes, and playful tone
The Ladykillers
shared comic robbery premise, criminal misadventure, and warm ensemble dynamics
Movie Details
- Director
- Mikael Ekman
- Release Date
- 1982-09-17
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (75)
Cast
- Gösta Ekman
- Ulf Brunnberg
- Björn Gustafson
- Nils Brandt
- Carl Billquist
- Weiron Holmberg
- Mona Seilitz
- Dan Ekborg
- Sten Ardenstam
- Peder Ivarsson
Common questions
- What is The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry about?
- A meticulous Swedish safecracker recruits a volatile drunk to salvage a cold-store heist after his gang abandons crime.
- What is The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry as mild.
- Which films are like The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry?
- Films with a similar feel include The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever, The Olsen Gang, A Fish Called Wanda, and The Ladykillers.
- How long is The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry?
- The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite Harry runs 106 minutes.
