Klown
A Danish cringe comedy turns one man's desperate fatherhood audition into a disastrously debauched canoe weekend.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- awkward
- adult comedy night
- group movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's uncomfortable self-satirical humor and taboo-breaking comic situations, while finding its appeal closely tied to its cringe-comedy style.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Frank's attempt to demonstrate fatherhood potential repeatedly collapses into humiliating situations during the canoe trip.
Frank 'kidnaps' twelve-year-old Bo to prove his parental potential to his pregnant girlfriend.
The reception specifically identifies uncomfortable humor, self-satire, and humorous treatment of taboos as defining features.
The central canoe excursion places Frank, Casper, and Bo in a chain of escalating adult misjudgments.
Films like Klown, and why
The Hangover
uncomfortable male friendship comedy, escalating bad decisions, and taboo humor
Curb Your Enthusiasm
self-satirical cringe comedy centered on social embarrassment and boundary-crossing behavior
The Inbetweeners Movie
awkward adult comedy driven by irresponsible friendship and increasingly humiliating situations
Movie Details
- Director
- Mikkel Nørgaard
- Release Date
- 2010-12-16
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (137)
Cast
- Casper Christensen
- Frank Hvam
- Iben Hjejle
- Mia Lyhne
- Marcuz Jess Petersen
- Lars Hjortshøj
- Tina Bilsbo
- Mads Lisby
- Anne Moen
- Niels Weyde
Common questions
- What is Klown about?
- A Danish cringe comedy turns one man's desperate fatherhood audition into a disastrously debauched canoe weekend.
- What is Klown like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Klown as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Klown violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Klown as mild.
- What did critics think of Klown?
- Critics broadly praised the film's uncomfortable self-satirical humor and taboo-breaking comic situations, while finding its appeal closely tied to its cringe-comedy style.
- Which films are like Klown?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hangover, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The Inbetweeners Movie.
- How long is Klown?
- Klown runs 93 minutes.
