Terribly Happy (Frygtelig lykkelig)

Terribly Happy (Frygtelig lykkelig) (2008)

  • 91% of critics liked it
    (45 reviews)

  • 72% of users liked it
    (2,028 ratings)

Temporarily reassigned to the provincial Danish town of Skarrild after being accused of professional misconduct in Copenhagen, a by-the-books policeman begins to sense that the hamlet has something truly sinister in its midst in this dark drama based on author Erling Jepsen's novel of the same name.… More

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PG, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By
Henrik Ruben Genz
Written By
Henrik Ruben Genz, Dunja Gry Jensen
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Feb 1, 2010 Wide
On DVD
Jul 13, 2010
Oscilloscope Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader

    Lurid and stylish, this 2008 Danish feature plays like a cross between The Postman Always Rings Twice and High Noon, with a dash of Gothic thriller.

  • Alissa Simon, Variety

    Entertaining and full of surprising twists, this highly cinematic tale of a Copenhagen policeman working punishment duty in the provinces plays with genre in a manner that can be compared with the Coen brothers or David Lynch.

  • Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

    Terribly Happy must surely be the greatest Danish Western ever made.

  • Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

    The characters are intended to be slightly stupid, but the writing isn't necessarily smarter.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    Genz creates a distinctive look and feel in the film. The town is drab, the people wrung out, and the moments of passion are smoothed back down into the tired routine.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Coxxie M


    not a happy film. not a terrible one either. but it does have a cop with a big moustache and a gun that he never uses. people have flashy show-offy names and speak words that don't make a lick of sense. i don't know. i wish they could just speak american. if i made this… More

  • El Hombre I


    Terribly Happy is a Danish film about small town paranoia with echoes of The Coen Bros. film, Blood Simple. Although based on a true story, it also borrows a tiny bit from other films here and there. However, Terribly Happy still delivers and is clever and entertaining. Not a lot… More

  • Steven C


    I mean, if you are into these slick foreign thrillers that are so desperately trying to live up to their American influences (in the case of "Terribly Happy" it's the Coen Brothers) who are not concerned with forging their own identity then you will certainly enjoy… More

  • Cynthia S


    A very well written story that seems to move slow but unfolds nicely into a story that only could have happened in the small town that it did. It merges murder, coverup, brutal husband, love smitten marshall, and a beautiful woman into a scenario that you could never expect. Gritty.… More

  • Alireza M


    Another movie which is based on accidents and incidents.Less about the characters and more about the events.Its unpredictable and we have no idea what will happen next time.The only one sequence which i didnt like and seemed unacceptable was one the of the key scenes.The scene in… More

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