Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- group comedy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Benny imagines dramatic duels and bad-guy confrontations despite working in an exceptionally quiet Swedish town.
The officers consider manufacturing crime statistics to prevent the closure of their police station.
Högboträsk is defined by stray cows, coffee, sausage waffles, and an extreme shortage of criminals.
The police investigate vandalism and then contemplate generating enough criminal activity to keep the station open.
Films like Kopps, and why
Jalla! Jalla!
Swedish ensemble comedy, small-town absurdity, and affectionate workplace camaraderie
Hot Fuzz
Police-centered slapstick, goofy action beats, and irreverent genre parody
The Naked Gun
Deadpan crime-comedy tone, incompetent law enforcement, and escalating fabricated danger
Movie Details
- Director
- Josef Fares
- Release Date
- 2003-02-06
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (246)
Cast
- Fares Fares
- Torkel Petersson
- Göran Ragnerstam
- Sissela Kyle
- Eva Röse
- Christian Fiedler
- Erik Ahrnbom
- Harry Goldstein
- Michael Fares
- Viktor Friberg
Common questions
- What is Kopps about?
- A bored Swedish police crew manufactures excitement and crime to save its sleepy small-town station from closure.
- What is Kopps like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kopps as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Kopps violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Kopps as mild.
- Which films are like Kopps?
- Films with a similar feel include Jalla! Jalla!, Hot Fuzz, and The Naked Gun.
- How long is Kopps?
- Kopps runs 90 minutes.
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