Flodder
A boisterous Dutch family turns an affluent suburb upside down in a gleefully vulgar class-war comedy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- anarchic
- irreverent
- provocative
- cult movie night
- group comedy viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the film reasonably well reviewed, while its provocative class comedy later helped it achieve cult status.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Flodder family's forced relocation into an affluent neighborhood turns clashes with wealthy neighbors into the film's central comic engine.
Ma Flodder and her children bring drinking, smoking, aggression, and disorder into the suburban idyll.
The socially deprived family is surrounded by upper-class residents who reject their manners and way of life.
The family's confrontational conduct and taboo-breaking lifestyle generate the film's controversial, cult-comedy identity.
Films like Flodder, and why
The Young Ones
abrasive class satire, disruptive outsiders, and anarchic suburban comedy
National Lampoon's Vacation
raucous dysfunctional-family humor and provocative social satire
The Castle
working-class culture clash, grotesque comic characters, and neighborhood conflict
Movie Details
- Director
- Dick Maas
- Release Date
- 1986-12-18
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (160)
Cast
- Nelly Frijda
- Huub Stapel
- René van 't Hof
- Tatjana Simić
- Horace Cohen
- Lou Landré
- Apollonia van Ravenstein
- Herbert Flack
- Bert André
- Gerrie van der Klei
Common questions
- What is Flodder about?
- A boisterous Dutch family turns an affluent suburb upside down in a gleefully vulgar class-war comedy.
- What is Flodder like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Flodder as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Flodder violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Flodder as mild.
- What did critics think of Flodder?
- Critics generally found the film reasonably well reviewed, while its provocative class comedy later helped it achieve cult status.
- Which films are like Flodder?
- Films with a similar feel include The Young Ones, National Lampoon's Vacation, and The Castle.
- How long is Flodder?
- Flodder runs 111 minutes.
