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Easy Money

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Business student JW (Joel Kinnaman), who likes to rub elbows with the wealthy, loves a sexy heiress, so to maintain that lifestyle, he takes up a life of crime. Jorge (Matias Varela) is a petty crook who's on the run from the police and Serbian mobsters. Mob hit man Mrado (Dragomir Mrsic) is hunting for Jorge but must care for his young daughter at the same time. As JW sinks deeper into the criminal world, all three men become entangled in a mutual fate.
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Snabba Cash (Easy Money) cuts a cube of Nordic noir whose taut storytelling packs an extra dose of hard-hitting heft.

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Anna Smith metro.co.uk Sep 6, 2017
It's overlong and a little muddled in the third act but still a thrilling, energetic watch. Go to Full Review Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard Jul 19, 2013
3/5
Easy to watch, then, but hard to champion as a must-see. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Jul 18, 2013
4/5
Fast-moving, plausible and smart. Go to Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 26, 2019
[A]s the film ends we are left with many questions about many people. But not to fear, Easy Money 2 is coming our way... Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Jul 25, 2019
Espinosa crafts some wonderfully tense sequences from conventional tropes. Certainly, an accomplished screenplay and notable performances enhance the proceedings. Go to Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher Feb 19, 2014
[A] smart, affecting, slow burn of a movie, a spectacular example of Nordic noir... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 20, 2025 Success in 1 hour and 59 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Pervasive Language, Drug Content, Some Sexuality and Strong Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In Swedish and American English audio options with American English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $188,900.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Feb 29, 2016 First in a series of three films - watch in order as the storyline develops. Poor Swedish guy, JW, gets dragged into the brutality of the hidden, criminal clashes of the different ethnic mafias in Sweden. What is strong about this film is the gradual build up of the characters, with their varying loyalties, their strong codes of honour, which forces them into acts of brutality. See more Jun 12, 2015 Every inch a thriller with a proper all-bets-are-off finale, and a clever reworking of ancient themes of family, love and treachery. See more May 24, 2015 Three men and their girls./ Messy Swedish gangdom:/ And no one is bad. See more May 5, 2015 http://filmreviewsnsuch.blogspot.com/2015/05/easy-money.html See more Aug 17, 2014 Entertaining trilogy... See more Read all reviews
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Daniel Espinosa

Director

Joel Kinnaman

Johan "JW" Westlund

Matias Varela

Jorge Salinas Barrio

Dragomir Mrsic

Mrado Slovovic

Lisa Henni

Sophie

Dejan Cukic

Radovan Kranjic

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Easy Money

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Synopsis Business student JW (Joel Kinnaman), who likes to rub elbows with the wealthy, loves a sexy heiress, so to maintain that lifestyle, he takes up a life of crime. Jorge (Matias Varela) is a petty crook who's on the run from the police and Serbian mobsters. Mob hit man Mrado (Dragomir Mrsic) is hunting for Jorge but must care for his young daughter at the same time. As JW sinks deeper into the criminal world, all three men become entangled in a mutual fate.
Director
Daniel Espinosa
Producer
Fredrik Wikström
Screenwriter
Maria Karlsson
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Production Co
Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, Film i Väst, Svenska Filminstitutet, ZDF/Arte, Eurimages, Network Movie Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH & Co. KG (Hamburg), Canal+, Nordisk Film, Tre Vänner Produktion AB, Sveriges Television
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Drug Content|Some Sexuality|Strong Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
Swedish
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 11, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 15, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$188.9K
Runtime
1h 59m
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