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The Wise Guys (1965) | Ranked Top 6% · CriticCrunch

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The Wise Guys

Movie1965·128 min

The Wise Guys

Directed by Robert Enrico

Adventure Comedy Drama

A adventure comedy film directed by Robert Enrico.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 6%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.9/10

148 ratings

About The Wise Guys

Hector Valentin returns to France from Canada when he inherits a small sawmill. He has difficulties restarting the run-down operation which has inefficient workers and is hampered by the dirty tactics of its bigger...

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Playful
Story Tags: ambition hubris, corruption power, mid century, international, small town, colleagues, underdog, everyman, fish out of water, survival, corruption

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Details

Director: Robert Enrico
Language: French

Cast

Lino Ventura, Bourvil, Marie Dubois

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How The Wise Guys Ranks

All movies

Top 6%

1960s movies

Top 10%

Adventure movies

Top 9%

1960s Adventure movies

Top 6%

★Robert Enrico films#1 of 4

Robert Enrico's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

The Wise Guys Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablefunnypersonalheartfelt

gritty

playful

What it's about

fish out of watersurvivalambition hubriscorruption powerunderdogeverymancolleaguescorruptioninternationalsmall townmid-century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

grittygritty