Rams

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Rams

R

2016

1h 33m

Comedy

Drama

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A hard-drinking Icelandic farmer (Theodór Júlíusson) and his estranged brother (Sigurður Sigurjónsson) band together to save their flocks of sheep from authorities who want the animals destroyed.

Critics Consensus

Rams transcends its remote location -- and somewhat esoteric storyline -- by using the easily relatable dynamic between two stubborn brothers to speak universal truths.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

12/27/2016

4/5

After grim comedy comes the threat of grim tragedy. The ending is a do-or-die confrontation with the elements, powerfully presented.

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Keith Uhlich

Brooklyn Magazine

11/15/2016

Gummi and Kiddi's interactions tend toward the comical, but the rock-steady widescreen cinematography by Sturla Brandth Grøvlen lends the proceedings a deadpan aura.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

05/03/2016

This small, peculiar story becomes strangely involving; it's a movie that sneaks up on you, right up to the bursting-dam emotion of its extraordinary closing scenes.

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

08/08/2023

3.5/5

The movie takes off as a British comedy of manners and then it diverts into an a-la-Kaurismäki absurd tragic comedy. [Full review in Spanish]

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

10/21/2022

Icelandic film doesn’t have to go this hard. This is like Yorgos Lanthimos more grounded in reality, or Todd Solondz with a big, bushy white beard.

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

12/06/2021

4/5

Director and screenwriter Grímur Hákonarson has crafted an unmissable tragic and noble fable that celebrates humanity.

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Gareth V

@geewah Jun 15

This is a film about stubbornness, loneliness, and the pride between people who love each other and can't say so. Well worth checking out.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 05/13/2025

Rated R for Language, and Brief Graphic Nudity. LOL, 1 hour and 33 minutes of humor!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Georgan G

@RT98616417 02/02/2023

Recently saw the remake & one reviewer remarked the original was better. Tracked it down & it IS better. THIS is a classic drama of human relations. So well filmed and acted!

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08/23/2021

Very good , story of love .

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03/06/2020

Be ready for a simple but powerful ending.

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Tim G

@tmgreene22 10/23/2018

Many jokes to make with one's own brother about carrying him around in to a front end loader.

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Synopsis

A hard-drinking Icelandic farmer (Theodór Júlíusson) and his estranged brother (Sigurður Sigurjónsson) band together to save their flocks of sheep from authorities who want the animals destroyed.

Director: Grímur Hákonarson
Producer: Grímar Jónsson
Screenwriter: Grímur Hákonarson
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: Film Farms
Rating: R (Language|Brief Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Icelandic
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 3, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $137.1K
Runtime: 1h 33m