Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- serious
- grounded
- historical film night
- war drama marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a well-acted, suspenseful historical account of an unusual form of Dutch resistance, though its conventional execution limits its impact.
What sets it apart
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Walraven funds the Dutch underground through fake credits, forged promissory notes, and an audacious national-bank operation.
The plot centers on financing resistance groups, coordinating factions, and raising money for a massive railway strike.
Walraven transforms his banking knowledge into a dangerous campaign against the German occupation despite opposition from colleagues and family.
The underground bank must evade a large German and collaborator operation tracking its financial network.
Films like The Resistance Banker, and why
Black Book
shared world war ii resistance setting, morally serious tone, and clandestine operations under occupation
Army of Shadows
shared historical war drama, resistance intrigue, and high-stakes covert planning
The Imitation Game
shared true-story war drama, financial logistics, and suspense built around institutional danger
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days
shared occupation-era resistance, espionage tension, and ethically driven protagonists
Movie Details
- Director
- Joram Lürsen
- Release Date
- 2018-03-08
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (277)
Cast
- Barry Atsma
- Jacob Derwig
- Pierre Bokma
- Götz Schubert
- Fockeline Ouwerkerk
- Raymond Thiry
- Jaap Spijkers
- Tjebbo Gerritsma
- Peter Jordan
- Matteo van der Grijn
Common questions
- What is The Resistance Banker about?
- A Dutch banker turns accounting, forgery, and nerve into weapons for the resistance as Nazi investigators close around his underground financial network.
- What is The Resistance Banker like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Resistance Banker as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Resistance Banker violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Resistance Banker as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Resistance Banker?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a well-acted, suspenseful historical account of an unusual form of Dutch resistance, though its conventional execution limits its impact.
- Which films are like The Resistance Banker?
- Films with a similar feel include Black Book, Army of Shadows, The Imitation Game, and Sophie Scholl – The Final Days.
- How long is The Resistance Banker?
- The Resistance Banker runs 124 minutes.
