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Jean-Marie Poiré has 11 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Santa Claus Is a Stinker.

Two neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a cross-dresser visit their office.
Dir. Jean-Marie Poiré · With Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Anémone

After a wizard's spell goes awry, 12th-century Gallic knight Godefroy de Papincourt, Count of Montmirail finds himself transported to 1993, along with his dimwitted servant, Jacquouille la Fripouille. Startled and perplexed by modern technology, the duo run amok, destroying cars and causing chaos until they meet Beatrice de Montmirail, an aristocratic descendant of the nobleman, who may be able to help them get back to 1123.
Dir. Jean-Marie Poiré · With Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Valérie Lemercier
The second part of the Seventh Company adventures.
Dir. Robert Lamoureux · With Jean Lefebvre, Pierre Mondy, Henri Guybet
It is 1943 in Paris. Like so many others, the Bourbelle family's home has been taken over by the Germans and they now live in their cellar. Little do they know that the son, Guy-Hubert Bourdelle, is far from being the cowardly hairdresser he pretends. He is in truth the Germans’ most feared opponent: le super-résistant!
Dir. Jean-Marie Poiré · With Christian Clavier, Michel Galabru, Roland Giraud
They are the best friends of the world. Five friends who shared everything: may 68, hippies years, the rock and their love for Bernadette. This Bernadette has left them to become a rock-star, and is back 15 years later for a weekend. Jean-Marie Poire describes with this movie the portrait of a generation with lots of humor served by excelent actors.
Dir. Jean-Marie Poiré · With Gérard Lanvin, Christian Clavier, Jean-Pierre Bacri
The unsanctioned efforts of a covert unit to gather evidence about illegal arms shipments with the unwitting help of an embassy employee.
Dir. Jean-Marie Poiré · With Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Valérie Lemercier
A sleazy Paris nightclub owner and ex-detective flies to Hong Kong to rescue the young son of a friend murdered by the Chinese mob.
Dir. Jean-Marie Poiré · With Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Eva Grimaldi

The sequel to The Visitors reunites us with those lovable ruffians from the French Medieval ages who - through magic - are transported into the present, with often drastic consequences. Godefroy de Montmirail travels to today to recover the missing family jewels and a sacred relic, guarantor of his wife-to-be's fertility. The confrontation between Godefroy's repellent servant Jack the Crack and his descendent, the effete Jacquart, present-day owner of the chateau, further complicates the matter.
Dir. Jean-Marie Poiré · With Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Muriel Robin
Every summer, the Billionaire Tranchant and his wife Eliane host the glamorous world of celebrities in their luxurious mansion in the south of France. When a criminal car sabotage related to threatening letters wreak havoc in the villa, Tranchant goes in search of the best agent for the investigation. In the middle of this hot summer, only the arrogant and incompetent agent Boullin is available... To catch the suspect and solve the mystery, he will have no choice but to impersonate a newly hired butler and will turn everyone’s vacation into a hilarious game of ‘Cluedo’!
Dir. Nicolas Benamou · With Christian Clavier, Benoît Poelvoorde, Thierry Lhermitte
Stuck in the corridors of time, Godefroy de Montmirail and his faithful servant Jacquouille are projected to a time of profound political and social upheavals: the French Revolution... specifically, The Terror, time of great dangers, during which the descendants of Godefroy and Jacquouille had their castle and all their property confiscated by arrogant aristocrats, fleeing and lifes hanging by a thread.
Dir. Jean-Marie Poiré · With Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Franck Dubosc
A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the services of a wizard. However, something goes wrong and they are transported from the 12th century to the year 2000. There the knight meets some of his family and slowly learns what this new century is like. However, he still needs to get back to the 12th century to deal with the witch, so he starts looking for a wizard. Remake of 1993 French film Les Visiteurs (The Visitors).
Dir. Jean-Marie Poiré · With Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Christina Applegate