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We Are the Best!

2013 · Movie · 102 min · ★ 7.0 · 92% critics

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In 1980s Stockholm, three outcast girls decide to form a punk band, even though they don’t have instruments and keep getting told punk is dead. After finding a third girl with musical skill, they juggle friendship tensions, awkward school life, and growing ambitions as they chase their debut opportunity.

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Details
Original title
Vi är bäst!
Years
2013
Release date
2013-03-28
Language
Swedish
Runtime
102 min
Critic score
92/100
TMDB rating
7.0/10 (208 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this upbeat Swedish teen comedy-drama about outsider girls chasing punk dreams with plenty of laughs and heart; Not for you if you want a deep, resolution-heavy story, or if you strongly dislike awkward, unlikeable leads, like in Beats or Sing Street.

Pros: joyful teen energy; memorable friendship; funny misfit moments | Cons: some characters criticized; thin plot; jarring handheld feel

Themes

  • sweden
  • punk rock
  • based on comic
  • all girl band
  • girl band

Cast & crew

Directed by Lukas Moodysson