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The Toy
Why this pick
Another Veber comedy built around an unwilling odd-couple partnership, balancing brisk farce with unexpectedly warm feeling and a sharp social edge.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1986 1h 25m FRA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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The Dinner Game
Why this pick
Veber’s tightly engineered comic misunderstandings deliver the same escalating predicament, rapid reversals, and humane payoff beneath the farce.
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The Closet
Why this pick
A gently satirical French farce whose ordinary man is cornered into an absurd situation, with the same clean comic construction and sympathy for its characters.
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Buddy Buddy
Why this pick
Its hitman-and-desperate-everyman pairing echoes Fugitives’ mismatched criminal-comedy dynamic, driven by escalating chaos and deadpan timing.
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Midnight Run
Why this pick
A fast, funny crime chase centered on two reluctant companions; its bickering chemistry gradually turns into genuine affection without losing momentum.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Pierre Richard
Francois Pignon
Gérard Depardieu
Jean Lucas
Jean Carmet
Martin
Maurice Barrier
Superintendant Duroc
Jean Benguigui
Labib
Roland Blanche
Idriss