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77% Critic Match
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
7.7 / 10• 1997• 1h 29m•NR• German
ComedyCrimeActionDrama
Storyline
Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in pajamas they steal the first fancy car they find, a 60's Mercedes convertible. The car happens to belong to a bunch of gangsters, which immediately start to chase it, since it contains more than the pistol Martin finds in the glove box.
Cast & Crew
Til Schweiger
Martin Brest
Lead
Jan Josef Liefers
Rudi Wurlitzer
Thierry van Werveke
Henk
Moritz Bleibtreu
Abdul
Huub Stapel
Frankie 'Boy' Beluga
Leonard Lansink
Schneider
Ralph Herforth
Waiter
Cornelia Froboess
Martin's Mother
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Thomas Jahn's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Knockin' on Heaven's Door is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
