Knockin' on Heaven's Door
1997 · Movie · 89 min · ★ 7.7 · 87% critics
Two hospital roommates facing a life-limiting diagnosis decide they won’t spend their remaining time in bed. After a tequila-fueled night, they steal a flashy convertible for a final trip to the sea—only to discover it belongs to dangerous criminals, turning their escape into a frantic, darkly funny chase.
Also known as Knocking on Heaven's Door
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-02-20
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (589 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a darkly funny, emotional road-crime story about friendship and grabbing life while you can; Not for you if you dislike morally messy heroes or bleak themes, like in Down by Law.
Pros: bittersweet humor and heart; fast, entertaining pace; memorable soundtrack | Cons: romanticizes reckless choices; selfish actions endanger others; money focus feels shallow
Themes
- dying and death
- friendship
- police
- car race
- brain tumor
- ocean
- money delivery
- brothel
- hostage situation
- road movie
- aftercreditsstinger
- brothel madam
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- German Film Award
- Moscow International Film Festival
Cast & crew
Til Schweiger
as Martin Brest
Jan Josef Liefers
as Rudi Wurlitzer
Thierry van Werveke
as Henk
Moritz Bleibtreu
as Abdul
Huub Stapel
as Frankie 'Boy' Beluga
Leonard Lansink
as Schneider
Ralph Herforth
as Waiter
Cornelia Froboess
as Martin's Mother
Rutger Hauer
as Curtiz
Christiane Paul
as Boutique Saleslady
Directed by Thomas Jahn