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Holy Rollers

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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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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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review Laura Hiros Rincón de cine 03/20/2018
3/5
An arrhythmic but very interesting film... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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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. See more 09/05/2017 Enjoyable, but predictable. See more 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. See more 04/05/2015 Soft spot for true stories of this nature. Jesse Eisenberg does awkward again. See more 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. See more 07/07/2013 Another cinematic disappointment. See more Read all reviews
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Kevin Asch

Director

Jesse Eisenberg

Sam Gold

Justin Bartha

Yosef Zimmerman

Ari Graynor

Rachel Apfel

Danny A. Abeckaser

Jackie Solomon

Mark Ivanir

Mendel Gold

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Movie Info

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
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