Lommbock
Two old friends reunite in their German hometown, where relationship troubles and a stepson’s drug-dealer crisis pull them into another cannabis-fueled mess.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- breezy
- witty
- casual movie night
- stoner movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kai and Stefan's reunion unfolds amid drug-related problems and the film is explicitly identified as a stoner sequel.
Stefan and Kai meet again after years apart, with their contrasting lives driving the reunion and ensuing attempts to help Kai.
Kai's efforts to reach his troubled stepson become connected to serious trouble with drug dealers.
The plot reunites Kai and Stefan after years and explicitly asks what happened to their old friend Frank.
Films like Lommbock, and why
Lammbock
stoner comedy built around a long-standing male friendship, drug-related misadventures, and irreverent humor
Pineapple Express
buddy-driven stoner comedy with escalating trouble, comic criminal entanglements, and casual male camaraderie
Up in Smoke
laid-back drug comedy balancing friendship, relationship problems, and absurd local complications
The Hangover
ensemble comedy about adult friends confronting messy personal lives through irreverent banter and chaotic schemes
Movie Details
- Director
- Christian Zübert
- Release Date
- 2017-03-23
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (136)
Cast
- Moritz Bleibtreu
- Lucas Gregorowicz
- Wotan Wilke Möhring
- Antoine Monot Jr.
- Alexandra Neldel
- Melanie Winiger
- Louis Hofmann
- Mavie Hörbiger
- Dar Salim
- Elmar Wepper
Common questions
- What is Lommbock about?
- Two old friends reunite in their German hometown, where relationship troubles and a stepson’s drug-dealer crisis pull them into another cannabis-fueled mess.
- What is Lommbock like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Lommbock as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Lommbock violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Lommbock as mild.
- Which films are like Lommbock?
- Films with a similar feel include Lammbock, Pineapple Express, Up in Smoke, and The Hangover.
- How long is Lommbock?
- Lommbock runs 102 minutes.
