Nr. 10 (2022)
79%RT Audience Score:
Awards & Nominations: NA
Nr. 10″ is a film that leaves its audience divided, with some calling it bold and bonkers, while others find it frustrating and undercooked. The movie begins as a deadpan comedy about an adulterous affair among actors and their director, but then morphs into something entirely different. While some critics praise the film’s enigmatic and confounding nature, others find it thematically threadbare and less coherent than the director’s previous works. However, all agree that the ending is the best, funniest, and most delightful of any movie in years, with a satisfyingly cathartic and diabolically open-ended finale that leaves us both smiling and scratching our heads. Overall, “Nr. 10” is a satiric experiment that challenges its viewers and rewards those who are willing to go in cold and embrace its quirky and unpredictable nature.
Nr. 10″ is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get. Some critics found it enigmatic and confounding, while others were delighted by the funniest and most delightful ending they’ve seen in years. The film starts as a deadpan comedy about an adulterous affair among actors and their director, but then morphs into something else entirely. It’s bold, bonkers, and elliptical, but also frustrating and less than the sum of its parts. However, the dry humor keeps us invested, and the finale is satisfyingly cathartic and diabolically open-ended. So, if you’re up for a satiric experiment, give “Nr. 10” a chance and see where it takes you.
Production Company(ies)
VOD
Distributor
Drafthouse Films
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
NR
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 40m
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Language(s):English, Dutch, German
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Country of origin:Belgium, The Netherlands
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 2, 2022 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 9, 2022
Genre(s)
Mystery & Thriller/Drama/Sci-Fi
Keyword(s)
Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Sci-Fi, German, Tom Dewispelaere, Frieda Barnhard, Pierre Bokma, Hans Kesting, Anniek Pheifer, Jan Bijvoet, Alex van Warmerdam, Marc van Warmerdam, written by Alex van Warmerdam, Drafthouse Films, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Richard Whittaker, Wendy Ide, Jason Adams, Mark Dujsik, Peter Martin, Rob Aldam, Avi Offer, Roger Moore, Jared Mobarak, NR 10, Günter, Lizzy, Marius, Karl, Isabel, limited release, streaming release
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Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
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Budget and Earnings Details
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Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Frieda Barnhard – Lizzy
Pierre Bokma – Marius
Hans Kesting – Karl
Anniek Pheifer – Isabel
Jan Bijvoet – self
Director – Alex van Warmerdam
Producer – Marc van Warmerdam
Writer – Alex van Warmerdam
Director(s)
Alex van Warmerdam
Writer(s)
Alex van Warmerdam
Producer(s)
Marc van Warmerdam
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (9) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (3)
A slightly silly and thematically threadbare disappointment. December 1, 2022 | Rating: 2/5
Richard Whittaker
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Enigmatic and somewhat confounding…
November 21, 2021
Wendy Ide
Screen International
TOP CRITIC
The best, funniest, most delightful ending of any movie I have seen in years
December 2, 2022
Jason Adams
My New Plaid Pants
The payoff … suggests that filmmaker didn’t fully consider where to take this story after the truth of its mystery is revealed.
December 2, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/4
Mark Dujsik
Mark Reviews Movies
A freakin’ fantastic (?!) film. It begins like a deadpan comedy of sorts about an adulterous affair among actors and their director as they rehearse a new, absurdist stage production. Then it morphs effortlessly into something else entirely,
November 30, 2022
Peter Martin
ScreenAnarchy
While it’s an overused phrase, it really is best going in cold.
November 30, 2022
Rob Aldam
Backseat Mafia
Bold, bonkers and elliptical, but also frustrating, slightly undercooked and less than the sum of its parts.
November 30, 2022
Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru
As much as I like the challenge van Warmerdam’s satiric experiments always are…I found “Nr. 10” less coherent and much less satisfying than anything of his that I’ve seen.
November 28, 2022 | Rating: 2/4
Roger Moore
Movie Nation
That dry humor keeps us invested while also lulling us to sleep before genial smiles inevitably turn into cold-blooded smirks. And it culminates with a finale as satisfyingly cathartic as it is diabolically open-ended, thanks to Günther’s naivete.
November 28, 2022 | Rating: B
Jared Mobarak
The Film Stage…
Plot
Günter, who was found in a German forest as a four-year old, grew up in a foster family. Four decades later, he lives as a stage actor, spends time with his daughter Lizzie, and is having an affair with a married woman. When a stranger on a bridge whispers a single word into his ear, he begins to wonder about his origins.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Tom Dewispelaere plays the lead role of Günter in Nr. 10.
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