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Michaël Abiteboul has 12 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Stronghold.
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I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
2017
Thriller · Drama

Flower
2017
Comedy · Drama

In a World...
2013
Comedy

Requirements to Be a Normal Person
2015
Comedy

Battle of the Classes
2019
Comedy

Instant Family
2018
Comedy · Drama

The Fundamentals of Caring
2016
Comedy · Drama

Dumplin'
2018
Comedy · Drama

Tired of the small-time grind, three Marseille cops get a chance to bust a major drug network. But lines blur when a key informant makes a big ask.
Dir. Cédric Jimenez · With Gilles Lellouche, François Civil, Karim Leklou

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

Matthias Le Goff, an Olympic champion at the end of his career, makes a homophobic statement on TV. His punishment: coach the Shiny Shrimps, a flamboyant and amateur gay water-polo team. They have only one thing in mind: to qualify for the Gay Games in Croatia where the hottest international LGBT athletes compete. It's the start of a bumpy and joyful ride - Faster, Higher, Stronger.
Dir. Maxime Govare, Cédric Le Gallo · With Nicolas Gob, Alban Lenoir, Geoffrey Couët
38-year-old Alice has everything to become the next editor-in-chief of Rebelle magazine except for her uptight image. But when the young and charming Balthazar, barely 20, crosses Alice's path, she realizes that he holds the key to her promotion.
Dir. David Moreau · With Virginie Efira, Pierre Niney, Gilles Cohen

In 1933, a young woman and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished. Feeling a sense of duty to those behind the heavy gates, she stays to liberate the people and see them through their first harvest. With four of her father's colleagues and a lawyer, she faces the daunting task of resurrecting the place known as Manderlay.
Dir. Lars von Trier · With Bryce Dallas Howard, Isaach de Bankolé, Danny Glover

February 1976. Somalian rebels hijack a school bus carrying 21 French children and their teacher in Djibouti City. When the terrorists drive it to a no-man’s-land on the border between Somalia and French territory, the French Government sends out a newly formed elite squad to rescue the hostages. Within a few hours, the highly trained team arrives to the crisis area, where the Somalian National Army has taken position behind the barbed wire on the border. The French unit is left with very few options to rescue the hostages. As the volatile situation unravels, the French men quickly come up with a daring plan: carry out a simultaneous 5 men sniper attack to get the children and the teacher out safely. A true story.
Dir. Fred Grivois · With Olga Kurylenko, Alban Lenoir, Sébastien Lalanne
Bénédicte Meursault, a female firefighter, has just been transferred to a small fire brigade in the South of France. She is welcomed by Philippe, 45, the wise captain of the brigade. Soon after being introduced to the men, the young woman jumps into action. Unfortunately, while rescuing the victims of a terrible car crash, she does not find one of the injured who was ejected thirty meters away. Now the man is in hospital in a coma and he may die because of her. Completely upset, Bénédicte decides to resign but Philippe dissuades her from doing it.
Dir. Pierre Jolivet · With Roschdy Zem, Émilie Dequenne, Michaël Abiteboul

When a feared judge of the French court, Xavier Racine, encounters a French-Danish juror, Ditte Lorensen-Coteret, at a murder trial, their shared past is slowly uncovered.
Dir. Christian Vincent · With Fabrice Luchini, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Éva Lallier

After going to extremes to cover up an accident, a corrupt cop's life spirals out of control when he starts receiving threats from a mysterious witness.
Dir. Régis Blondeau · With Franck Gastambide, Simon Abkarian, Michaël Abiteboul

Sacha is a real seducer, a man with no ties or emotional or professional. Charlotte is a modern and independent woman, but barely has time to care for their three children. While Sacha and Charlotte are, at first glance, two incompatible beings, when they meet soon discover that they are quite complementary and need each other.
Dir. James Huth · With Gad Elmaleh, Sophie Marceau, Maurice Barthélemy

Two years have passed. After missing their separation, the Leroy seem perfectly successful in their divorce. But the appearance of two new lovers in the life of Vincent and Florence will set fire to the powders. The match between the former spouses resumes.
Dir. Martin Bourboulon · With Laurent Lafitte, Marina Foïs, Alexandre Desrousseaux

Florence and Vincent Leroy are a model couple. They have great jobs, a perfect marriage and delightful children. And now they want their divorce to be an equal success. But when they are both simultaneously promoted to their dream jobs, their relationship becomes a nightmare. From that moment on, the gloves are off, the two exes declare war and will do everything in their power to NOT have custody of their children.
Dir. Martin Bourboulon · With Marina Foïs, Laurent Lafitte, Alexandre Desrousseaux
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