Loners (2000): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2000, Loners is a comedy and drama film directed by David Ondříček, running about 103 minutes. “Come to laugh at yourself.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Robert works for a travel agency and helps to arrange scenes from the everyday lives of "ordinary" Czech families as an attraction for Japanese tourists. He also works as a kind of matchmaker and occasionally helps to put together some of his friends. He helps to separate his friend Hanka from Peter, an announcer for an independent radio station who tries to capture "real" life by recording the moments from "reality" and playing them over the air. Vesna, came to Prague from Macedonia because it is according to her the best place for UFOs to land, but her real reason for coming is somewhat different... Hanka is followed by the crazy Ondrej, until then a respected brain surgeon, and married with two kids. Through him she meets Jacob, who uses copious amounts of weed in order to be constructive in this gloomy world. On the other hand, this destroys his short-term memory - and he forgets that he already has a girlfriend...

Who’s in it. Loners stars Labina Mitevska as Vesna, Ivan Trojan as Ondřej, Jitka Schneiderová as Hanka and Dana Sedláková as Lenka, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.5/10, Loners has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Loners page.

If you liked it. Fans of Loners tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.