Holy Rollers

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Holy Rollers

R

2010

1h 29m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A Jewish youth (Jesse Eisenberg) risks being ostracized from his religious community when he becomes a drug mule for his best friend's older brother.

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Critics Consensus

Despite a promising premise and a solid central performance from Jesse Eisenberg, Holy Rollers lacks the depth necessary to overcome its cliched script.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

07/08/2011

3/5

We expect more than we eventually get, even if what we get is watchable throughout.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

07/07/2011

3/5

[A] breathless, enjoyable comedy-thriller based on the true story of how Hassidic Jews were recruited as mules in the late 1990s to smuggle ecstasy pills from Amsterdam into New York.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

07/07/2011

3/5

Jesse Eisenberg, in the main role, enhances the film again and again with his comic timing and ability to nail the part of a sheltered ingnu with an incipient rebel streak. It might be dodgy merchandise, but he sells it all the same.

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Michael Leader

Den of Geek

05/07/2024

2/5

Perhaps it's the double-edged sword of using religious concepts as the backbone of your story. When pushing hard for morality, it can be easy for it to overshadow other concerns.

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Jane Crowther

Total Film

08/23/2018

2/5

We have seen this all before; from Jesse Eisenberg's trademark jitters and speedy speech to the inevitable tragic story arc and the morphing of smalltime dabbler to swaggering kingpin, undone by over-confidence. Oy vey.

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Laura Hiros

Rincón de cine

03/20/2018

3/5

An arrhythmic but very interesting film... [Full review in Spanish]

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02/02/2021

Very surprised by all the horrible reviews this film has received. It's based on a true story it doesn't have to have a happy ending or comedic relief to be considered a great film and it is.

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09/05/2017

Enjoyable, but predictable.

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Gina W

@RT47387387 04/14/2015

The movie is based on a true story in the late 1990s when Hasidic Jews were recruited to smuggle ecstasy from Europe to the US. I felt the movie could have been better.

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04/05/2015

Soft spot for true stories of this nature. Jesse Eisenberg does awkward again.

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08/23/2013

Jewish guy imports some ecstasy pills...thats it really. Grab it at a charity shop near you soon. If in the charity shop its 99p, haggle them down to 49p.

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07/07/2013

Another cinematic disappointment.

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Kevin Asch

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Jesse Eisenberg

Sam Gold

Justin Bartha

Yosef Zimmerman

Ari Graynor

Rachel Apfel

Danny A. Abeckaser

Jackie Solomon

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Synopsis

A Jewish youth (Jesse Eisenberg) risks being ostracized from his religious community when he becomes a drug mule for his best friend's older brother.

Director: Kevin Asch
Producer: Danny A. Abeckaser, Jen Gatien, Per Melita, Tory Tunnell
Screenwriter: Antonio Macia
Distributor: First Independent Pictures
Production Co: Deerjen Films, Lookbook Films, Safehouse Pictures
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Content|Brief Sexual Material)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 21, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $302.9K
Runtime: 1h 29m