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Bruno Podalydès has 11 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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One Day More
2011
Romance · Comedy

Morning Glory
2010
Drama · Comedy

Take Me Home Tonight
2011
Comedy · Drama

Hot Young Bloods
2014
Romance · Drama

Holiday Rush
2019
Drama · Comedy

Band Baaja Baaraat
2010
Comedy · Drama

The Meddler
2016
Comedy · Drama

Magic Mike XXL
2015
Comedy · Drama

Théo is given up for adoption by his biological mother on the very day he is born. After this anonymous birth, the mother has two months to change her mind… Or not. The child welfare services and adoption service spring into action… The former have to take care of the baby and support it during this limbo-like time, this period of uncertainty, while the latter must find a woman to become his adoptive mother. She is called Alice, and she has spent the last ten years fighting to have a child.
Dir. Jeanne Herry · With Sandrine Kiberlain, Gilles Lellouche, Élodie Bouchez

Michel, a fifty year old man, graphic designer, decides to change the urban lifestyle and go on an adventure. Fascinated by airmail, he dreams at Jean Mermoz when he's on scooter. One day, Michel sees a picture of a kayak.
Dir. Bruno Podalydès · With Bruno Podalydès, Sandrine Kiberlain, Agnès Jaoui

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Joseph Rouletabille, a reporter for a local newspaper, investigates the attempted killing of Mathilde Stangerson, who uses the yellow room of the title as her bedroom. At the time of the revolver shots her room was locked and the windows were barred, but when her father enters after having forced the door, there is no-one there except for Mathilde. So who did it and how did he get away?
Dir. Bruno Podalydès · With Denis Podalydès, Jean-Noël Brouté, Claude Rich

Down-on-his-luck, unemployed Alexandre has two months to prove to his wife he can take care of his two young kids and be financially independent. Now, the thing is, although The Box, a user-friendly startup, wants to hire him on pro- bation, the company’s slogan is “No kids!” and Séverine, his future boss, is a short-tempered “killer”. So if Alexandre wants to land the job, he’s bound to lie... Will his meeting with Arcimboldo, an “entrepreneur of himself” and the king of online odd jobs, help the brave, disoriented Alexandre overcome all those challenges?
Dir. Bruno Podalydès · With Denis Podalydès, Sandrine Kiberlain, Bruno Podalydès

Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to choose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
Dir. Olivier Assayas, Frédéric Auburtin, Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet, Isabel Coixet, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuarón, Gérard Depardieu, Christopher Doyle, Richard LaGravenese, Vincenzo Natali, Alexander Payne, Walter Salles, Oliver Schmitz, Nobuhiro Suwa, Daniela Thomas, Tom Tykwer, Gus Van Sant, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Bruno Podalydès · With Steve Buscemi, Natalie Portman, Willem Dafoe
Max, a ruthless 50-year-old hitman, discovers he has a problem: he now faints at the drop of blood. With his future in the profession in jeopardy, he's going to have to retrain... But not so simple when his only professional skill is to kill people... They are helped by a couple of young neighbors, Karim and Stéphanie, who do not imagine for a moment who they are dealing with... Max becomes attached, in spite of himself, to the young couple, until his past catches up with him.
Dir. Cécilia Rouaud · With François Damiens, William Lebghil, Laura Felpin
Josephine doesn't like her job and keeps on having relationships without a future. Her sister and parents keep pushing her to find a good husband. To shut them up, she creates a handsome Brazilian millionaire but her little white lie has a flip side - she loses everything to find the love of her life.
Dir. Agnès Obadia · With Marilou Berry, Mehdi Nebbou, Bérengère Krief
The story of Aleksandra and Cyrille, a prominent, trendy, and very well-off Parisian couple, whose life is not quite the same after seven-year-old Alekseï from Russia suddenly pops up in their 100% cashmere, childless home. Aleksandra soon realises that this little boy they have adopted is not quite what she had been hoping for...
Dir. Valérie Lemercier · With Valérie Lemercier, Gilles Lellouche, Marina Foïs

Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love, at last.
Dir. Claire Denis · With Juliette Binoche, Xavier Beauvois, Philippe Katerine

Jean and Sara have been living together for 10 years. When they first met, Sara was living with François, Jean’s best friend and an admirer from back when he played rugby. Jean and Sara love each other. One day, Sara sees François in the street. He does not notice her, but she is overtaken by the sensation that her life could suddenly change. François gets back in touch with Jean. For the first time in years. He suggests they start working together again. From here on, things spiral out of control.
Dir. Claire Denis · With Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon, Grégoire Colin
Ducoboo is a very inventive dunce and joker, he is very resourceful at finding new ways to copy from his neighbor, to cheat or to defy the teacher's authority.
Dir. Philippe de Chauveron · With Élie Semoun, Joséphine de Meaux, Vincent Claude
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