Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- vulgar
- irreverent
- anarchic
- cult movie night
- late night comedy
What critics said
Critics found the sequel technically improved but less authentically abrasive and improvisational than its predecessor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Maaskantje characters' confrontational banter and hostile attitude drive the film's comic identity.
Gerrie, Richard, Rikkert, Robbie, and Barry are engaged in a major fight with the neighboring village of Schijndel.
A zombie killing in Brabant turns an existing village feud into chaotic comic mayhem.
The story is rooted in the villages of Maaskantje and Schijndel and explicitly frames events through Brabant identity.
Films like New Kids Nitro, and why
New Kids Turbo
crude ensemble comedy, exaggerated rural setting, and irreverent physical humor
Shaun of the Dead
zombie parody, chaotic action-comedy, and deliberately vulgar comic tone
Zombieland
gory undead mayhem blended with broad comedy and cult sensibility
Movie Details
- Directors
- Flip van der Kuil, Steffen Haars
- Release Date
- 2011-12-07
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (224)
Cast
- Tim Haars
- Huub Smit
- Wesley van Gaalen
- Steffen Haars
- Flip van der Kuil
- Bart de Rijk
- Ruud Matthijssen
- Guido Pollemans
- Sjaak-Pieter van Es
- Juliette van Ardenne
Common questions
- What is New Kids Nitro about?
- A gang of abrasive Brabant troublemakers turns a village feud into a riotous zombie outbreak.
- What is New Kids Nitro like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of New Kids Nitro as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is New Kids Nitro violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in New Kids Nitro as graphic.
- What did critics think of New Kids Nitro?
- Critics found the sequel technically improved but less authentically abrasive and improvisational than its predecessor.
- Which films are like New Kids Nitro?
- Films with a similar feel include New Kids Turbo, Shaun of the Dead, and Zombieland.
- How long is New Kids Nitro?
- New Kids Nitro runs 78 minutes.
