Exit Plan (film)

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Exit Plan
Selvmordsturisten.jpg
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Danish Selvmordsturisten
Directed byJonas Alexander Arnby
Written byRasmus Birch
Produced by
  • Eva Jakobsen
  • Katrin Pors
  • Mikkel Jersin
Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
CinematographyNiels Thastum
Edited by Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Music by Mikkel Hess
Distributed by Screen Media Films
Release date
  • 3 October 2019 (2019-10-03)(Sitges)
Running time
90 minutes [1] [2]
Countries
Languages
Box office$3,955 [1]

Exit Plan (Danish : Selvmordsturisten), also titled Suicide Tourist, [3] is a 2019 Danish-Norwegian-German mystery drama film directed by Jonas Alexander Arnby and starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. [4] [5] The film premiered at the 2019 Sitges Film Festival. [6]

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Synopsis

Insurance detective Max Isaksen investigates the cold case of Arthur's disappearance. The assignment takes him into the clandestine Aurora Hotel, a secretive facility that specializes in elaborate assisted suicide fantasies. While in the midst of an existential crisis, Max questions his perception of reality.

Cast

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Sitges Film Festival on 3 October 2019. [6] It was released in theaters and on VOD in the United States by Screen Media Films on 12 June 2020. [7] [8]

Reception

Box office

Exit Plan grossed $0 in North America [7] and $3,955 in Hungary. [1]

Critical response

The film holds a 38% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 26 reviews, with a weighted average of 5.20/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "A would-be thriller that leans a little too hard into its hero's existential crisis, Exit Plan will leave most viewers looking for the door." [2] On Metacritic, it holds a rating of 46 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [9] Lorry Kikta of Film Threat awarded the film a 10 out of 10. [10] Hannah Hoolihan of Screen Rant awarded the film two and a half stars out of five. [11] Tara McNamara of Common Sense Media awarded the film three stars out of five. [12] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Exit Plan plays like an existential thriller that unfortunately lacks both philosophical depth and thrills." [13] Dennis Harvey of Variety also gave the film a negative review, describing it as "a movie that’s ultimately a little too polite and vague to make much of its intriguing premise." [3] Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two stars and wrote, "And Coster-Waldau commits to his dull character sufficiently to be, well, dull." [14] Katie Walsh of the Los Angeles Times also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "There is real potential in this premise, and a few flickers of genuine artfulness, but the storytelling is frustratingly abstruse, making for an Exit Plan that’s a real missed opportunity." [15]

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