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The Measure of a Man (2015) · CriticCrunch

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The Measure of a Man

Movie2015·93 min

The Measure of a Man

Directed by Stéphane Brizé

A drama film directed by Stéphane Brizé.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 62%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.6/10

374 ratings

About The Measure of a Man

At the age of 51 and after 20 months on unemployment, Thierry starts a new job that soon brings him face to face with a moral dilemma. How much is he willing to accept to keep his job?

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: social injustice, survival of spirit, corruption power, urban, colleagues, everyman, slow burn reveal, fish out of water

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Details

Director: Stéphane Brizé
Language: French

Cast

Vincent Lindon, Karine de Mirbeck, Mathieu Schaller

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How The Measure of a Man Ranks

All movies

Top 62%

2010s movies

Top 54%

Drama movies

Top 64%

★Stéphane Brizé films#3 of 4

Top 62% All movies.

the vibe

The Measure of a Man Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalearnestgritty

contemplative

What it's about

slow-burn revealfish out of watersocial injusticesurvival of spiritcorruption powereverymancolleaguesurban

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty