Riders of Justice

"Someone is going to pay."

2020 1h 56m DA

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 1,163

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Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. However, when a survivor of the wreck surfaces and claims foul play, Markus suspects his wife was murdered and embarks on a mission to find those responsible.

“Someone is going to pay.”

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Cast

Mads Mikkelsen
Markus
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Otto
Lars Brygmann
Lennart
Nicolas Bro
Emmenthaler
Andrea Heick Gadeberg
Mathilde
Gustav Lindh
Bodashka
Roland Møller
Kurt
Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
Writers: Anders Thomas Jensen, Anders Huulgaard
Languages: Arabic, Danish, Estonian
Countries: Denmark, Sweden

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MONEY

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Earned back only 13% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Arabic, Danish, Estonian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.

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CAST

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207+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, shot by Kasper Tuxen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeppe Kaas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Anders Albjerg Kristiansen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anders Thomas Jensen directs. Kasper Tuxen behind the camera. Jeppe Kaas scores. Anders Albjerg Kristiansen cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Denmark, Sweden. Dialogue in Arabic, Danish, Estonian.

Trivia

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1Earned back only 13% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Arabic, Danish, Estonian.
4International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.
5207+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, shot by Kasper Tuxen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Jeppe Kaas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Anders Albjerg Kristiansen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Lars Brygmann carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Someone is going to pay.".
11IMDB entry: tt11655202 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kasper Tuxen
Original score: Jeppe Kaas
Editing: Anders Albjerg Kristiansen
Production design: Nikolaj Danielsen
Costume design: Vibe Knoblauch Hededam
Makeup / hair: Jill Arnfjord
VFX supervisor: Peter Hjorth
Sound: Eddie Simonsen
Stunt coordinator: Jacob Sebastian Malm Carlsen
Runtime: 116 min · 1h 56m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,300,000
Box office: $679,505
Return: 13% of budget
Original language: DA
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Riders of Justice (2020)

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CinemaSerf2022-03-27
★ 7/10
Mads Mikkelsen seems to be trying to do his level best to reinvigorate Danish cinema for an international audience - and here, again, he performs well. This time, he leads a slightly disparate band of geeks and misfits who are trying to get to the bottom of a train crash that killed his wife. Was it an accident or something far more sinister? It turns out that Mads ("Markus") has some serious military training so their investigation is not without some rather arbitrarily applied justice as they seek the truth. The rest of his gang provide great support, as does his rather bemused teenage daughter who is obviously struggling with her own feelings of remorse as her father appears to go off the rails, somewhat. It is a violent film, but the violence is cleverly wrapped in a blanket of humour and an almost slap-stick style of action that brings plenty of smiles as they go along. I didn't love the ending, but I did enjoy the film.
r96sk2023-10-22
★ 9/10
'Riders of Justice' - entertaining! Based on the poster alone I was expecting a standard 'John Wick'-esque action flick, and after the opening few scenes I was anticipating a by-the-numbers revenge flick of Mads Mikkelsen going full Dwayne Johnson in 'Faster'. Not that I would've been disappointed with that (I enjoy that latter film), but I like how the filmmakers added some additional elements to the story to make it more absorbing. It's amusing too, e.g. Lennart's gun assembly made me laugh. Not that it comes as a surprise whatsoever, but Mads Mikkelsen is excellent throughout - of all the characters I've seen him play, I think this is my favourite 'look' of a character of his thus far... perhaps aside from that unforgettable trim in 'The Green Butchers'. Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Lars Brygmann, Nicolas Bro and Andrea Heick Gadeberg are deserving of praise too. I had a great time watching this across its near two hour run time. I don't have any issues with it, if I was forced to bring up something it would be the perhaps under characterization of the titular bunch but that's me fully reaching and then some for a 'negative'. Recommended, no doubt.