Overview
A thought-provoking exploration of friendship and the effects of alcohol on creativity and life.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- melancholic
- warm
- reflective evening
- friends night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a charming, thoughtful, and emotionally resonant tragicomedy elevated by its ensemble performances, especially Mads Mikkelsen.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Martin and three teacher friends establish and document a constant-blood-alcohol experiment as the plot's central engine.
The four teachers' shared experiment initially revitalizes their bonds before personal and relational consequences test the group.
The experiment produces improved classroom energy and renewed confidence while alcohol increasingly destabilizes the friends and their surroundings.
The teachers' everyday alcohol practice and academic framing reflect the film's specifically Danish social setting and drinking context.
Films like Another Round, and why
The World's End
shares a bittersweet, alcohol-centered tragicomic examination of male friendship, aging, and emotional stagnation
The Full Monty
combines witty social comedy with a middle-aged protagonist's crisis of purpose and renewed appetite for life
The Ice Storm
offers an ensemble portrait of troubled adults using reckless behavior to escape domestic and professional dissatisfaction
Movie Details
- Director
- Thomas Vinterberg
- Release Date
- 2020-09-24
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (3945)
Cast
- Mads Mikkelsen
- Thomas Bo Larsen
- Magnus Millang
- Lars Ranthe
- Maria Bonnevie
- Helene Reingaard Neumann
- Susse Wold
- Magnus Sjørup
- Silas Cornelius Van
- Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Another Round about?
- Four weary Danish teachers test whether controlled intoxication can restore their zest for life, only to confront the costs of treating alcohol as liberation.
- What is Another Round like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Another Round as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Another Round violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Another Round.
- What did critics think of Another Round?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a charming, thoughtful, and emotionally resonant tragicomedy elevated by its ensemble performances, especially Mads Mikkelsen.
- Which films are like Another Round?
- Films with a similar feel include The World's End, The Full Monty, and The Ice Storm.
- How long is Another Round?
- Another Round runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch Another Round?
- In United States, Another Round streams on Netflix, Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Sundance Now, Netflix Standard with Ads.
