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Jean-François Cayrey has 10 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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A football coach afraid of commitment has to take care of his nephew with Asperger's Syndrome.
Dir. François Prévôt-Leygonie, Stéphan Archinard · With Arnaud Ducret, Alice David, Max Baissette de Malglaive

One night, a burglar in a Santa Claus costume is surprised by Victor, a young boy who believes he is the real Santa Claus. Victor then follows him, and they embark on an unexpected adventure that will change their lives.
Dir. Alexandre Coffre · With Tahar Rahim, Victor Cabal, Amélie Glenn

Sophie and Vincent’s small butcher shop is on the brink of bankruptcy and their marriage is falling apart. Their lives are turned upside down when Vincent accidentally kills a vegan activist who vandalized their shop. Overwhelmed and terrified of being accused of murder, their only solution is to get rid of the body by turning it into ham. To their surprise the ham is so popular that it may save their business… that is if they’re ready to keep “hunting"!
Dir. Fabrice Eboué · With Fabrice Eboué, Marina Foïs, Virginie Hocq
Flanked by their two children, Simon and Adélaïde decide, like many Parisians today, to leave their two-room apartment for a quieter and more comfortable life in the country. They are seduced by a house in the middle of nature: space, a vegetable garden, a wood adjoining their garden and above all villagers who welcome them with open arms. A dream come true! But the young couple was soon to be disillusioned: the wood was actually a hunting ground for big game! Although the hunters are friendly, they are not willing to give up their territory, making Simon and Adélaïde's dream of the countryside a living hell. But true to their reputation, our Parisians are not going to let them do it.
Dir. Antonin Fourlon, Frédéric Forestier · With Hakim Jemili, Camille Lou, Didier Bourdon
Franck and Karine are offered a job on a cruise ship they can’t refuse. The only problem: their daughter Camille has to study for her finals but has other ideas of fun in mind instead… No problem! To straighten his daughter out and set her to work, Franck calls on his father André, a retired captain from the national police, hopelessly uptight and rigid. With military discipline, Camille’s finals will be a success! But this is the moment when the second grandfather Teddy, an eccentric and wild former nightclub manager and the total opposite of the strict André, chooses to return after many years abroad... Living together promises to be complicated…
Dir. Philippe Guillard · With Gérard Lanvin, Olivier Marchal, Camille Aguilar
Adrien, 40 years old and totally immature, is dumped by Maude, 35 years old, eager to finally found a family. In an attempt to regain the love of his life, Adrien decides to move into the future ex-married apartment: a nursery home - The beginning, an improbable educational experience.
Dir. Maxime Govare · With Vincent Elbaz, Laurence Arné, Grégory Fitoussi
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
While her apartment is being renovated, Jacqueline is thrilled to be forced into spending "a few days" with her eldest daughter Carole and her son-in-law, who are both in couples therapy. These "few days" turn into "a few months". Jacqueline quickly feels at home. She prepares dinners, monopolizes the television, reorganizes the kitchen... She is here, and no one knows for how long!
Dir. Eric Lavaine · With Josiane Balasko, Mathilde Seigner, Jérôme Commandeur
A successful psychoanalyst's life is turned upside down by a very anxious and extremely clingy patient who starts dating his daughter.
Dir. Arnaud Lemort · With Christian Clavier, Claire Chust, Baptiste Lecaplain

as Sylvain
Thirty-year-old Ben is about to marry Juliette. His quiet, ordered life will fall to pieces when he meets up again with the person he secretly wants to see the most: Vanessa, the high school bombshell who never so much as looked in his direction. She's back in Paris, and the only person she now knows is him…
Dir. Rodolphe Lauga, Manu Payet · With Manu Payet, Anaïs Demoustier, Emmanuelle Chriqui