Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- anarchic
- vulgar
- irreverent
- rowdy group viewing
- cult movie night
What critics said
The film achieved major popular success in the Netherlands, functioning as a highly accessible cult comedy built around outrageous, irreverent humor.
What sets it apart
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The unemployed friends respond to economic crisis by refusing to pay for anything and provoking escalating confrontations.
The local police fail to stop the group, leading the defense minister to deploy military assistance.
The protagonists steal beer and food while the film frames their selfish, destructive conduct as outrageous comic spectacle.
Five Maaskantje friends act collectively, moving from workplace loss to theft and confrontation with increasingly powerful opposition.
Films like New Kids Turbo, and why
Bad Santa
shared crude black comedy, abrasive antiheroes, escalating vandalism, and anarchic social satire
The Hangover
shared irreverent ensemble humor, outrageous criminal behavior, and politically incorrect comic provocation
Four Lions
shared working-class frustration, destructive misbehavior, and broad blackly comic action
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie
shared cult comedy energy, vulgarity, anti-authoritarian protagonists, and escalating absurdity
Movie Details
- Directors
- Steffen Haars, Flip van der Kuil
- Release Date
- 2010-12-09
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (353)
Cast
- Tim Haars
- Huub Smit
- Wesley van Gaalen
- Flip van der Kuil
- Steffen Haars
- Theo Maassen
- Nicole van Nierop
- Reinout Oerlemans
- Hans Teeuwen
- Frank Lammers
Common questions
- What is New Kids Turbo about?
- Five unemployed friends turn economic resentment into a beer-fueled campaign of theft that brings them into absurd conflict with the Dutch authorities.
- What is New Kids Turbo like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of New Kids Turbo as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is New Kids Turbo violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in New Kids Turbo as moderate.
- What did critics think of New Kids Turbo?
- The film achieved major popular success in the Netherlands, functioning as a highly accessible cult comedy built around outrageous, irreverent humor.
- Which films are like New Kids Turbo?
- Films with a similar feel include Bad Santa, The Hangover, Four Lions, and Trailer Park Boys: The Movie.
- How long is New Kids Turbo?
- New Kids Turbo runs 84 minutes.
