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Léolo (1992) | Ranked Top 20% · CriticCrunch

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Léolo

Movie1992·107 min

Léolo

Directed by Jean-Claude Lauzon

Comedy Drama Fantasy

A comedy drama film directed by Jean-Claude Lauzon.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 20%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

137 ratings

About Léolo

The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Whimsical, Gritty
Story Tags: coming of age, family dysfunction, identity self discovery, international, small town, urban, siblings, parent child, outsider misfit, nonlinear flashback, frame story, dream surreal, young first love

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Details

Director: Jean-Claude Lauzon
Language: French

Cast

Gilbert Sicotte, Maxime Collin, Ginette Reno

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Where to Watch Léolo

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How Léolo Ranks

All movies

Top 20%

1990s movies

Top 20%

Comedy movies

Top 17%

1990s Comedy movies

Top 17%

Top 20% All movies.

the vibe

Léolo Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenselayeredlight-touchpersonalearnestwhimsicalgritty

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

whimsicalquirky

nonlinear flashback

frame story

dream surreal

coming of age

family dysfunction

identity self discovery

outsider misfit

siblings

parent child

young first love

international

small town

urban

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9