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Philippe Uchan has 11 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by See You Up There.
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The Kings of Summer
2013
Comedy · Drama

The Armadillo's Prophecy
2018
Comedy · Drama

A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018
Comedy · Drama

Hindi Medium
2017
Comedy · Drama

The Last Will Be the Last
2015
Drama · Comedy

An American Pickle
2020
Comedy · Drama

Dear Mother
2020
Comedy · Drama

Demolition
2016
Comedy · Drama

In November 1918, a few days before the Armistice, when Lieutenant Pradelle orders a senseless attack, he causes a useless disaster; but his outrageous act also binds the lives of two soldiers who have nothing more in common than the battlefield: Édouard saves Albert, although at a high cost. They become companions in misfortune who will attempt to survive in a changing world. Pradelle, in his own way, does the same.
Dir. Albert Dupontel · With Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Albert Dupontel, Laurent Lafitte

When 43-year-old hairdresser Suze Trappet finds out that she's seriously ill, she decides to go looking for a child she was forced to abandon when she was only 15. On her madcap bureaucratic quest she crosses paths with JB, a 50-year-old man in the middle of a burnout, and Mr. Blin, a blind archivist prone to overenthusiasm. The unlikely trio set off on a hilarious and poignant helterskelter journey across the city in search of Suze's long-lost child.
Dir. Albert Dupontel · With Virginie Efira, Albert Dupontel, Nicolas Marié

Bernie, a 30 years old orphan, decides to leave his orphanage and find his parents. After an investigation, he meets Marion, a young heroin addict and falls in love with her. He believes that his family was victim of a plot and this is why they deserted him.
Dir. Albert Dupontel · With Claude Perron, Roland Blanche, Albert Dupontel

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

Ever since she served on the jury during his trial, Nora has been convinced that Jacques Viguier is innocent, despite him being accused of murdering his wife. Following an appeal by the public prosecutor’s office, and fearing a miscarriage of justice, she convinces a leading lawyer to defend him during his second trial, on appeal. Together, they will put up a tenacious fight against injustice.
Dir. Antoine Raimbault · With Marina Foïs, Olivier Gourmet, Laurent Lucas

Ariane Felder is pregnant! This is surprising with her being a young hardened judge with strict morals. But what is more surprising is that, according to paternity testing, the child's father is none other than Bob, a criminal from the prosecution charged with an atrocious attack! Ariane doesn't remember any of what has happened, so she has no idea what to expect...
Dir. Albert Dupontel · With Sandrine Kiberlain, Albert Dupontel, Nicolas Marié

In the hospital where she works in Brest, France, a lung specialist discovers a direct link between suspicious deaths and state-approved medicine. She fights single-handedly for the truth to come out.
Dir. Emmanuelle Bercot · With Sidse Babett Knudsen, Benoît Magimel, Charlotte Laemmel

A disgraced political journalist placed in the soccer section, Miss Pove is asked to follow the presidential campaign in progress. The front-runner is a fifty-year-old heir to a powerful French family and a political novice. Troubled by this candidate, whom she has known to be less smooth in the past, Miss Pove embarks on an investigation that is as surprising as it is jubilant.
Dir. Albert Dupontel · With Albert Dupontel, Cécile de France, Nicolas Marié

The story of Danièle Delpeuch and how she was appointed as the private chef for François Mitterrand.
Dir. Christian Vincent · With Catherine Frot, Arthur Dupont, Jean d'Ormesson
Once upon a time, somewhere... a homeless guy finds a policeman's uniform...
Dir. Albert Dupontel · With Albert Dupontel, Claude Perron, Nicolas Marié
Djibi lives alone with Sofia, his 8-year-old daughter. Every night, he invents a story to put him to sleep. When Sofia falls asleep, these extraordinary stories come to life somewhere in an imaginary world inhabited by knights, pirates and other dragons. In this world that belongs only to them, Sofia is always the princess to save, and the brave Prince is none other than Djibi himself. But 3 years later, the entry of Sofia to the college will mark the end of her childhood. To the despair of her father, she no longer needs her stories at night. On the one hand, Djibi will have to accept that his daughter will grow up and move away from him. On the other hand, in the World of Stories, the Prince will have to face the most epic of all his adventures. Find your destiny in a world where it no longer has a place.
Dir. Michel Hazanavicius · With Omar Sy, Bérénice Bejo, François Damiens
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