Flickering Lights vs The Pickup
Flickering Lights has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.5/10 for The Pickup). The Pickup is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 1h 49m. Flickering Lights is the older of the two (2000 against 2025). Both are action, comedy, crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Flickering Lights | The Pickup | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime | Action, Comedy, Crime |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Anders Thomas Jensen | Tim Story |
| Main cast | Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Iben Hjejle, Bent Mejding, Ulrich Thomsen | Ismael Cruz Cordova, Eva Longoria, Eddie Murphy, Lara Grice, Jack Kesy |
Synopsis
Flickering Lights
Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to Barcelona they are forced to stop in the countryside, in an old, wrecked house, hiding there for several weeks. Slowly, one after another, they realize, that they would like to stay there, start a new life.
The Pickup
A routine cash pickup takes a wild turn when mismatched armored truck drivers Russell and Travis are ambushed by ruthless criminals led by savvy mastermind Zoe.
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