A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life, and resorts to drastic means to achieve it.
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Movie1981·128 min
Coup de Torchon
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
An Oscar-nominated comedy crime film directed by Bertrand Tavernier.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 24%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.0/10
227 ratings
About Coup de Torchon
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Funny (6 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Bleak (1 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- corruption power, infidelity, social injustice, redemption, mid century, action combat, international, urban, romantic partners, anti hero, villain protagonist, revenge quest, rise and fall, corruption, love triangle