What is youth? A dream. What is love? The content of the dream.
Overview
Four stagnant high school teachers decide to test out a theory that maintaining a constant level of intoxication will improve their overall lives.
Ratings
Curator score: 8.7/10
IMDb: 7.7/10
Letterboxd: 4.09/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
Metacritic: 79
TMDB: 7.6/10
Director
Thomas Vinterberg
Production
Zentropa Entertainments, Film i Väst, Topkapi Films, Zentropa International Sweden, Zentropa International Netherlands
Cast
Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, Lars Ranthe, Maria Bonnevie, Helene Reingaard Neumann, Susse Wold, Magnus Sjørup, Silas Cornelius Van, Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt, Martin Greis-Rosenthal, Frederik Winther Rasmussen, Aksel Vedsegaard, Gustav Sigurth Jeppesen, Freja Bella Lindahl, Mercedes Claro Schelin, Cassius Aasav Browning, Maria Ovi, Clara Phillipson, Oskar Kirk Damsgaard
Where to watch
Netflix, Philo, Netflix Standard with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A sharp, bittersweet midlife dramedy that turns a high-concept drinking experiment into a moving study of boredom, masculinity, friendship, and self-reinvention. It’s funny, loose, and often euphoric, but it keeps circling back to the emotional cost of escape.
Best for
Viewers who like dark comedy with real emotional weight
Fans of ensemble character studies
People interested in midlife crisis stories
Audiences who appreciate restrained European drama with a memorable final stretch
Skip if
You want a straightforward anti-alcohol message
You dislike tonal shifts between comedy and tragedy
You prefer plot-heavy stories over character-driven ones
You’re looking for a feel-good movie with clean moral resolution
Overview
Another Round starts with a premise that sounds like a dare and plays it with surprising seriousness. Four teachers, each stuck in a rut, test a theory that a little constant intoxication will restore confidence, creativity, and joy. The setup is funny, but the film is really about drift: middle age, stalled ambition, and the fragile rituals men use to feel alive again.
Worth noting
Thomas Vinterberg keeps the tone light on its feet without letting the consequences disappear. The performances, especially Mads Mikkelsen’s, give the film its warmth and ache; these men feel lived-in, flawed, and recognizably ordinary. What makes it linger is the way it refuses an easy lecture. It understands the seduction of excess and the damage it leaves behind.
Bottom line
The final movement is what seals it. Instead of a tidy cautionary ending, the film lands on something stranger and more human: a burst of release, grief, and forward motion all at once. It’s a film about drinking, but even more about the desperate need to feel present in your own life.
Top Letterboxd reviews
Patrick Willems (4.5★) · 14872 likes
Pretty sure this is the wrong takeaway from this movie but I'm gonna start drinking in the morning tomorrow
Karsten (5★) · 7508 likes
take a shot every time they drink
Karsten (4.5★) · 6982 likes
“mads? that’s his name? i like him a lot.” - my mom
2015 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 56m · PG-13 · Curator 7.6/10 (128.9K ratings) · Where to watch: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, OVID, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
For audiences who like their melancholy softened by humor, with a central performance that slowly reveals hidden tenderness.