Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.
Best part: Colorful Croatian-Danish actor Zlatko Buri´ reprises his role as the jovially menacing foreign heavy out to collect his dough. Read full review
If we haven't caught on from earlier films that drug pushing is a thankless persuasion, maybe this is the movie that will pound in the lesson. Read full review
Fast-moving, stylish and gritty, but also predictable. [25 Oct 2012] Read full review
Nail-biting and genuinely heartbreaking moments mean it's emotionally involving, even if it isn't the cheeriest drug dealer saga in town. Read full review
Pusher struggles to rise above standard drug dealer/gangster fare and succeeds, but only in part, thanks to its strong cast lead by Richard Coyle. Read full review
Coyle's vulnerable performance as Frank undermines the film's goal. Coyle expresses the weight of his exhaustion and the incredible debt hanging over him with a closed-off physicality and haunted eyes that prevent him from becoming a flat character. Read full review
Watchable, if cliched. Read full review
Prieto does what he can to keep things roaring along, but the overall effect is not a lot more stimulating than your average diet cola. Read full review
Refn's version was successful enough to inspire two sequels; at its best, this effort will push Coyle's career a little further along in the U.S. Read full review
Do we really need another cautionary tale about an ambitious drug dealer dramatically falling from grace? Read full review