What is Come, Sweet Death like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Come, Sweet Death as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Come, Sweet Death violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Come, Sweet Death as moderate.

Which films are like Come, Sweet Death?

Films with a similar feel include The Trouble with Harry, In Bruges, and The Guard.

How long is Come, Sweet Death?

Come, Sweet Death runs 107 minutes.

Come, Sweet Death

Name: Come, Sweet Death
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 2000-12-22
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 7.300000190734863
Cast: Josef Hader, Simon Schwarz, Barbara Rudnik, Michael Schönborn, Bernd Michael Lade

2000107 min★ 7.3

A hapless ex-detective is dragged into Vienna’s murder-ridden ambulance world, where black humor collides with reluctant heroism.

Overview

A reluctant ex-detective finds himself embroiled in chaos as old flames and new murders collide.

Ember's analysis

Pacing: Brisk
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Easy to follow
Violence: Moderate

witty
sardonic
irreverent
dark comedy night
european cinema evening

What sets it apart

May contain story progression spoilers

Brenner's return to murder investigations is shaped by deadpan comedy, incompetence, and macabre situations.
Ex-detective Brenner tries to avoid trouble but becomes involved through the murder cases and Klara.
The plot's ambulance service, hospital setting, rescue competition, and murder cases connect care infrastructure with criminal intrigue.
The German-language Austrian production places a Vienna-centered crime story inside an unmistakably local comic and social register.

Films like Come, Sweet Death, and why

The Trouble with Harry
deadpan crime comedy, flawed investigators, and mordant humor
In Bruges
wry small-scale mystery, eccentric characters, and darkly comic violence
The Guard
offbeat european crime plotting with sardonic humor and an inept protagonist

Movie Details

Director: Wolfgang Murnberger
Release Date: 2000-12-22
Runtime: 107 min
Rating: 7.3 / 10 (70)

Cast

Josef Hader
Simon Schwarz
Barbara Rudnik
Michael Schönborn
Bernd Michael Lade
Nina Proll
Karl Markovics
Reinhard Nowak
Ingrid Burkhard
Gottfried Breitfuß

Common questions

What is Come, Sweet Death about?: A hapless ex-detective is dragged into Vienna’s murder-ridden ambulance world, where black humor collides with reluctant heroism.
What is Come, Sweet Death like to watch?: Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Come, Sweet Death as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
Is Come, Sweet Death violent?: Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Come, Sweet Death as moderate.
Which films are like Come, Sweet Death?: Films with a similar feel include The Trouble with Harry, In Bruges, and The Guard.
How long is Come, Sweet Death?: Come, Sweet Death runs 107 minutes.

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