Overview
A man struggles to break free from his past while navigating the dangerous underbelly of Copenhagen.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- gritty
- tense
- late night viewing
- crime film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a powerful, well-crafted, and more progressive continuation of its hard-edged crime world.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tonny’s attempt to change his life is complicated by his relationship with his estranged father and his responsibilities as a parent.
Tonny returns from prison determined to reform, but his established underworld connections and obligations continue to define his choices.
The Copenhagen criminal milieu, prison history, drug activity, and frequent violence are presented as degrading pressures on ordinary damaged people.
The story follows Tonny rather than the first film’s central figure and develops the surrounding criminal ecosystem through his family and debt conflicts.
Films like Pusher II, and why
Pusher
bleak crime drama, criminal underworld pressure, and morally compromised protagonists
The Guilty
hard-edged nordic noir atmosphere, criminal milieu, and grim social realism
Animal Kingdom
intense gangster drama focused on family conflict, violence, and damaged masculinity
Good Time
raw crime thriller centered on debt, desperation, and escalating personal danger
Movie Details
- Director
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Release Date
- 2004-12-25
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (559)
Cast
- Mads Mikkelsen
- Leif Sylvester
- Anne Sørensen
- Kurt Nielsen
- Øyvind Hagen-Traberg
- Karsten Schrøder
- Maria Erwolter
- Dan Dommer
- Svend Erik Eskeland Larsen
- Jean Pierre Peuleve
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Plex
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Pusher II about?
- A volatile ex-convict struggles to rebuild his life while debt, drugs, family wounds, and Copenhagen’s criminal underworld pull him back toward violence.
- What is Pusher II like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Pusher II as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Pusher II violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Pusher II as graphic.
- What did critics think of Pusher II?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a powerful, well-crafted, and more progressive continuation of its hard-edged crime world.
- Which films are like Pusher II?
- Films with a similar feel include Pusher, The Guilty, Animal Kingdom, and Good Time.
- How long is Pusher II?
- Pusher II runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Pusher II?
- In United States, Pusher II streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo.
