Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- lighthearted movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film reintroduces the established Jönsson Gang saga as a new version of its comic criminal formula.
Sickan, Doris, Harry, and Ragnar form the central comic group whose cooperation drives the caper.
The film reboots the famous Swedish Jönssonligan saga rather than presenting an unrelated crime story.
The Jönsson Gang's identity is built around planning and executing a major caper.
Films like The Jonsson Gang, and why
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Swedish crime caper comedy with an inept ensemble and playful criminal schemes
A Fish Called Wanda
Lighthearted European heist comedy built around eccentric characters and escalating mischief
The Ladykillers
Classic ensemble crime comedy combining bungling criminals, elaborate plans, and broad comic timing
Movie Details
- Director
- Tomas Alfredson
- Release Date
- 2021-10-07
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 4.6 / 10 (18)
Cast
- Henrik Dorsin
- Hedda Stiernstedt
- David Sundin
- Anders Johansson
- Lena Olin
- Reine Brynolfsson
- MyAnna Buring
- Victor Schefé
- Anders Back
- Andreas Gauffin
Common questions
- What is The Jonsson Gang about?
- A Swedish comedy reboot sends the famously fallible Jönsson Gang into another ambitious criminal caper.
- What is The Jonsson Gang like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Jonsson Gang as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Jonsson Gang violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Jonsson Gang as mild.
- Which films are like The Jonsson Gang?
- Films with a similar feel include The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, A Fish Called Wanda, and The Ladykillers.
- How long is The Jonsson Gang?
- The Jonsson Gang runs 116 minutes.
In Ember's collections
Movies like The Jonsson Gang
- Kopps2003
- Jönssonligan & den svarta diamanten1992
- The Jönsson Gang Returns2024
- The Jönsson Gang at High Stakes2000
- The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared2013
- The Jönsson Gang in Mallorca1989
- The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever1984
- The Jönsson Gang Turns Up Again1986
- Snowroller1985
- Vinci2004
