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José Garcia has 25 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Bruno loved his job as a middle manager at a paper company, but optimistically views being laid off as an opportunity. After two years of searching for a comparable position, optimism turns to desperation. His wife works two jobs, and their marriage slowly deteriorates as their hold on the middle class slips away. Bruno concocts a grimly audacious plan to identify and kill his fellow job applicants so that he is the only qualified person left.
Dir. Costa-Gavras · With José Garcia, Karin Viard, Ulrich Tukur

The sequel to Little White Lies ("Les petits mouchoirs"), set 7 years later. The group of friends, which had separated, reunites for the surprise birthday party organized for Max.
Dir. Guillaume Canet · With François Cluzet, Marion Cotillard, Gilles Lellouche

Lola has two brothers: Benoit, who is getting married for the third time, and Pierre, who shows up late for the wedding. Excuses, reproaches, arguments, misunderstandings... beneath it all, they're just doing their best to live their own lives. Benoit is about to become a father, but he's not ready yet. Lola meets Zoher while she's still going through her divorce. Pierre's professional problems take a turn for the worse. Though everything in their lives seems to be pulling them apart, the three of them stick together - an inseparable trio.
Dir. Jean-Paul Rouve · With Ludivine Sagnier, José Garcia, Jean-Paul Rouve

Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realises that Michael is just a pawn in a much bigger game and is also his best asset to uncover a large-scale conspiracy.
Dir. James Watkins · With Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon

Jobless loner Eddie Vuibert gets a lucky break when a rich Jewish entrepreneur mistakes him for a Jew and gives him a sweet job in the Parisian fashion district.
Dir. Thomas Gilou · With Richard Anconina, Vincent Elbaz, Richard Bohringer

A man takes his wife and their teenage children on a road trip down memory lane while facing divorce.
Dir. Florent Bernard · With Charlotte Gainsbourg, José Garcia, Lili Aubry
Eddie, Dov, and Yvan are back, still working in Paris' Sentier textile district, This time they're confronting the high-stakes world of large distribution after striking a deal with Eurodiscount, a European hypermarket chain.
Dir. Thomas Gilou · With Richard Anconina, José Garcia, Gad Elmaleh
Beatrice celebrates with her family the release of her book: she tells about the accident of her husband Frederic. He became blind and without filter - always so funny and seductive, he is totally unpredictable. But this book, hymn-to-life, will turn into a joyful fist because if Beatrice changed the names, each of his friends seeks to find his character. The book awakens secret jealousies, while the group of friends and family pitch.
Dir. Eric Lavaine · With Alexandra Lamy, José Garcia, Michaël Youn
In the 70s, there was Merckx and there were the others. Ghislain Lambert was one of the others. This is his story, a quite simple one. The story of a modest Belgian bike racer. His greatest ambition in life? To become a champion. His greatest tragedy? Not having the legs his heart deserves.
Dir. Philippe Harel · With Benoît Poelvoorde, José Garcia, Daniel Ceccaldi
After winning the lottery, a convict must chase down the warden who has his winning ticket.
Dir. Frédéric Forestier, Alain Berbérian · With Benoît Poelvoorde, Gérard Lanvin, José Garcia
A mild-mannered banker is forced to masquerade as a notorious gangster and pimp.
Dir. Pascal Bourdiaux · With José Garcia, Gilbert Melki, Carmen Maura
Franssou, a charming Parisian English teacher, who shares part of her life with a boring middle-aged lover, dreams of another life. So, when she unexpectedly inherits 50,000 euros, she grasps the opportunity and goes to the French Riviera in order to take it easy in luxury. In the four-star hotel where she rents a room she comes across Stéphane, a strange guy who is in the process of arranging Elton John's next coming to the place. Intrigued by the noisy ostentatious fellow, she follows him until she finally comes into contact with him. She knows Stéphane is at bay and decides to take advantage of it.
Dir. Christian Vincent · With José Garcia, Isabelle Carré, Renée Le Calm
A family together with their grandpa go on a vacation, when their new car won't stop and it nearly escapes crashing into a hundred cars.
Dir. Nicolas Benamou · With José Garcia, André Dussollier, Caroline Vigneaux
Rayane is a scared and clumsy young cop who is constantly mocked by other cops. The day his doctor wrongly tells him that he has only thirty days to live, he understands that this is his last chance to become a hero within his police station and impress his colleague Stéphanie. The eternal fearful man then turns into a real hothead who will take all the risks to catch a big drug lord...
Dir. Tarek Boudali · With Tarek Boudali, Philippe Lacheau, Julien Arruti
Eddie, Dov, Yvan and the others ... Our warm friends have migrated from the moribund Sentier to the flourishing suburb of Aubervilliers ... Where the old Jewish entrepreneurs left the ground to young courageous and dynamic Chinese wholesalers ... The little band is as close to each other as in previous episodes, and life goes on at the mercy of small family events and business. Dov still seems frivolous, enterprising Eddie, chilled Yvan, casual Karine, resolute Sandra, naive Chochana, irresponsible Serge and mythomaniac. As for Patrick, he is in love and the happy elected is far from easy to access. Everything would be fine until a bad wind brings its share of adversity seriously compromising the cohesion of the group. Will they succumb under the storm to the turmoil, or, once again, by mutual aid, cunning and skill, will they triumph over the crisis with panache?
Dir. Thomas Gilou · With Richard Anconina, José Garcia, Bruno Solo
Clumsy policeman Rayane has three days to rescue his kidnapped grandmother from a Mexican cartel.
Dir. Tarek Boudali · With Tarek Boudali, Philippe Lacheau, Julien Arruti
An accident survivor wakes from a coma and confronts old, uncomfortable memories.
Dir. Richard Berry · With José Garcia, Marion Cotillard, Michel Duchaussoy
Set in Paris, a man working in fish delivery becomes involved in a legal battle with his sperm donations.
Dir. Isabelle Doval · With José Garcia, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Audrey Fleurot

Newlyweds Shane and June arrive in Paris for their honeymoon. In the process of trying to find a cure for his strange, bloodthirsty disease, Shane stumbles upon the story of a doctor and his flesh eating wife.
Dir. Claire Denis · With Vincent Gallo, Tricia Vessey, Béatrice Dalle

Muzafar and Feruz are two easy going shepherds from Taboulistan, a tiny country in Asia that is unknown to the rest of the world. To alert the world to his country’s existence, the son of Taboulistan’s president decides to instigate a program of publicity terrorism. To that end, he recruits our two naive shepherds, their mission: to destroy the Eiffel Tower! But the France that Muzafar and Feruz discover is far from what they had expected...
Dir. Michaël Youn · With Michaël Youn, José Garcia, Isabelle Funaro
Max Salinger, writer divorced, flamboyant and self-absorbed, refuses to welcome her daughter for 15 years under its roof. In revenge, she steals his last manuscript and file class of snow. To retrieve his property, Max has then no choice but to land in the ski resort to improvising "accompanying parent. Only problem: the famous writer, who is not already an exemplary parent, is not really a qualified nor attendant! EPIC descents in infernal hiking, the life of Max in the mid-teens was not all rest Announces...
Dir. François Prévôt-Leygonie, Stéphan Archinard · With José Garcia, Manon Valentin, Melha Bedia
Astérix and Obélix have to win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Alafolix marry Princess Irina. Brutus uses every trick in the book to have his own team win the game, and get rid of his father Julius Caesar in the process.
Dir. Frédéric Forestier, Thomas Langmann · With Gérard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, José Garcia
Gallic heroes and forever friends Asterix and Obelix journey to China to help Princess Sa See save the Empress and her land from a nefarious prince.
Dir. Guillaume Canet · With Guillaume Canet, Gilles Lellouche, Vincent Cassel
A former footballer living in Brittany enlists his old teammates to help the local fisherman to win some games in order to raise money and save jobs.
Dir. Olivier Dahan · With José Garcia, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Franck Dubosc
Mrs. Géquil is an eccentric teacher despised by her colleagues and students. On a stormy night, she is struck by lightning and faints. When she wakes up, she feels different. Will she now be able to keep the powerful and dangerous Mrs. Hyde contained?
Dir. Serge Bozon · With Isabelle Huppert, Romain Duris, José Garcia
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