Overview
A desperate man's choices lead him into a dangerous world of crime and betrayal.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- bleak
- propulsive
- late night thriller viewing
- international crime marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a sharp, believable, well-acted Swedish crime thriller with strong pacing, while some found its intersecting narrative occasionally disjointed.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
JW, Jorge, and Mrado pursue separate goals that become increasingly entangled across the Stockholm underworld.
JW's affluent double life and the criminal networks around Jorge and Mrado reveal sharply stratified contemporary Stockholm.
JW enters drug trafficking to sustain his double life and desired social position, tying aspiration directly to criminal risk.
The film avoids conventional inspector-centered crime plotting and focuses on believable criminal figures, intense confrontations, and naturalistic performances.
Films like Easy Money, and why
The Guilty
shared Scandinavian crime atmosphere, morally compromised protagonists, and grounded organized-crime tension
Pusher
shared urban criminal underworld, propulsive pacing, and intersecting character trajectories
The Departed
shared hard-edged crime drama, divided loyalties, and bleak street-level realism
Gomorrah
shared European gangster milieu, kinetic thriller energy, and characters trapped by criminal ambition
Movie Details
- Director
- Daniel Espinosa
- Release Date
- 2010-01-15
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (269)
Cast
- Joel Kinnaman
- Matias Varela
- Dragomir Mrsic
- Lisa Henni
- Mahmut Suvakci
- Dejan Čukić
- Fares Fares
- Joel Spira
- Lea Stojanov
- Camilo Alanis
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Viaplay Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Easy Money about?
- A driven young man enters Stockholm’s drug trade to preserve his privileged façade, only to become entangled with a fugitive and a ruthless enforcer.
- What is Easy Money like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Easy Money as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Easy Money violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Easy Money as brutal.
- What did critics think of Easy Money?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a sharp, believable, well-acted Swedish crime thriller with strong pacing, while some found its intersecting narrative occasionally disjointed.
- Which films are like Easy Money?
- Films with a similar feel include The Guilty, Pusher, The Departed, and Gomorrah.
- How long is Easy Money?
- Easy Money runs 124 minutes.
- Where can I watch Easy Money?
- In United States, Easy Money streams on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Viaplay Amazon Channel.
