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A Balasaur Score of 67 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 75%, Metacritic 65/100. Scores higher than 76% of the 2,368 2000s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Catherine refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Metacritic65/100
251 audience votes
Key crew
- Patrice LeconteDirector
- Xavier DemerliacOriginal Music Composer
- Jérôme TonnerreScreenplay
- Patrice LeconteScreenplay
Cast
- Daniel AuteuilFrançois Coste
- Dany BoonBruno Bouley
- Julie GayetCatherine, François's partner
- Julie DurandLouise Coste, François's daughter
- Henri GarcinÉtienne Delamotte, producer
- Jacques MathouMr. Bouley, Bruno's father
- Marie PilletMrs. Bouley, Bruno's mother
- Élisabeth BourgineJulia
- Jacques SpiesserLetellier
- Audrey MarnayMarianne, Catherine's companion
- Alain RimouxMerchant at dinner
- Éric FreyFriend at dinner
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Themes
betfriendshiptaxi driverauctionriskvasefriendsfootball (soccer)