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Francis Veber

Francis Veber

French film director
July 28, 1937 (86 years old)
U.S. 2022. Sentimental comedy by Richard Wong with Eugenio Derbez, Samara Weaving, Max Greenfield. A movie star enlists a parking valet at a Beverly Hills restaurant to pose as her lover to cover for her relationship with a married man.
Fr. 2022. Comedy by James Huth with Jamel Debbouze, Simon Faliu, Daniel Auteuil. On the verge of becoming a father, an unemployed man accepts to be sold for a while as a "toy" of a billionaire's son, who lost his mother a year ago.
Runtime: 112 min.
U.S. 2010. Comedy by Jay Roach with Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis. Having found an eccentric whom he intends to ridicule at a dinner party, a financial advisor is overwhelmed by a series of disasters caused by his guest.
Runtime: 114 min.
Fr. 2008. Comedy by Francis Veber with Richard Berry, Patrick Timsit, Pascal Elbé. A hitman planning an assassination from his hotel room is thwarted by the presence of a suicidal neighbor.
Runtime: 86 min.
Fr. 2006. Comedy by Francis Veber with Gad Elmaleh, Alice Taglioni, Daniel Auteuil. A small-time valet must date a billionaire's beautiful mistress in order to save him from an expensive divorce.
Runtime: 85 min.
Fr. 2003. Police comedy by Francis Veber with Gérard Depardieu, Jean Reno, Jean-Pierre Malo. A killer thirsting for revenge escapes from prison with a happy idiot with extraordinary strength who wants to be his friend.
Runtime: 88 min.
Fr. 2000. Mores comedy by Francis Veber with Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu, Michèle Laroque. To avoid being fired, an accountant at a condom factory pretends to be gay to his bosses.

The Dinner Game

V.O.: Le Dîner de cons
Fr. 1998. Mores comedy by Francis Veber with Jacques Villeret, Thierry Lhermitte, Francis Huster. The guest of a dinner party, for which as a rule everyone must be accompanied by a fool of their choice, sees his life turned upside down by his latest guest.
Runtime: 80 min.
Runtime: 98 min.

The Jaguar

V.O.: Le Jaguar
Fr. 1996. Comedy by Francis Veber with Jean Reno, Patrick Bruel, Harrisson Lowe.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1996. Fantasy comedy by Gérard Oury with Philippe Noiret, Gérard Jugnot, Jean-Luc Bideau.
Runtime: 82 min.
U.S. 1994. Mores comedy by Steve Miner with Gérard Depardieu, Katherine Heigl, Dalton James. A teenager pretends to be her father's lover to impress a boy she likes.
Runtime: 90 min.
U.S. 1992. Comedy by Francis Veber with Matthew Broderick, Jeffrey Jones, Heidi Kling. A young financier experiences various misadventures when he returns to his hometown at the request of his little sister, who claims to be in danger.
Runtime: 83 min.
U.S. 1991. Comedy by Nadia Tass with Martin Short, Danny Glover, Sam Wanamaker. A detective in charge of finding the missing daughter of an industrialist is paired up with a partner afflicted with chronic bad luck.
Runtime: 91 min.
U.S. 1989. Comedy by Francis Veber with Nick Nolte, Martin Short, James Earl Jones. Against his will, an ex-convict who is taken hostage by an apprentice bank robber comes to the aid of his captor.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1986. Police comedy by Francis Veber with Gérard Depardieu, Pierre Richard, Anaïs Bret. Taken hostage by a desperate unemployed man, a repentant bank robber is dragged into a wild chase.
Runtime: 90 min.
U.S. 1985. Police comedy by Stan Dragoti with Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman, Lori Singer. A young musician, mistaken for a super secret agent, is under constant surveillance.
Runtime: 92 min.
Fr. 1985. Police comedy by Alexandre Arcady with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Guy Marchand, Kim Cattrall. An ingenious bank robbery is committed in Montreal, but obstacles make it difficult for the criminals to escape to the airport.
Runtime: 112 min.
Fr. 1983. Comedy by Francis Veber with Pierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu, Stéphane Bierry. Left without news of her teenage son, a woman sets two former lovers on his trail, making each of them believe they are the father of the runaway.
Runtime: 92 min.
U.S. 1982. Comedy by Richard Donner with Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Scott Schwartz. A down-and-out journalist agrees to become the ""toy"" of his boss's young son for a week.
Runtime: 102 min.
U.S. 1982. Police comedy by James Burrows with Ryan O'Neal, John Hurt, Kenneth McMillan. To better investigate within a gay community where murders have been committed, two police officers pretend to be a homosexual couple.
Runtime: 92 min.
U.S. 1981. Comedy by Billy Wilder with Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paula Prentiss.
Runtime: 96 min.

The Goat

V.O.: La Chèvre
Runtime: 95 min.
Runtime: 125 min.
Runtime: 100 min.
Runtime: 85 min.

Hothead

V.O.: Coup de tête
Fr. 1978. Mores drama by Jean-Jacques Annaud with Patrick Dewaere, France Dougnac, Jean Bouise. A soccer player unjustly kicked off his team seeks revenge when he is called upon to replace an injured player.
Runtime: 90 min.
Runtime: 91 min.

Bottom Line

V.O.: On aura tout vu
Fr. 1976. Satire by Georges Lautner with Pierre Richard, Miou-Miou, Jean-Pierre Marielle. A young actress engaged to a photographer opposes his plan to make a porn film.
Runtime: 102 min.

The Toy

V.O.: Le Jouet
Fr. 1976. Satire by Francis Veber with Pierre Richard, Michel Bouquet, Fabrice Gréco. A journalist has to submit to the whims of his boss's young son who has chosen him as a ""toy"".
Runtime: 92 min.

The Night Caller

V.O.: Peur sur la ville
Fr. 1975. Crime drama by Henri Verneuil with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Adalberto Maria Merli, Charles Denner. While chasing a bank robber, a police commissioner goes in search of a homicidal maniac.
Runtime: 125 min.

The Pink Telephone

V.O.: Le Téléphone rose
Fr. 1975. Mores comedy by Édouard Molinaro with Pierre Mondy, Mireille Darc, Michael Lonsdale. A provincial industrialist comes to Paris to negotiate the sale of his factory and falls in love with a call girl.
Runtime: 95 min.

The French Detective

V.O.: Adieu poulet
Fr. 1975. Crime drama by Pierre Granier-Deferre with Lino Ventura, Patrick Dewaere, Victor Lanoux. Following the murder of a colleague, a police officer seeks to incriminate a politician.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Return of the Tall Blond Man

V.O.: Le Retour du grand blond
Fr. 1974. Police comedy by Yves Robert with Pierre Richard, Mireille Darc, Jean Rochefort. A secret service captain teams up with a concert violinist to prove the murderous guilt of one of his superiors.
Runtime: 81 min.
Fr. 1973. Comedy by Georges Lautner with Michel Constantin, Mireille Darc, Jean-Pierre Marielle. A French secret agent is in charge of ensuring the escape of an Israeli colleague hidden in a trunk.
Runtime: 100 min.
Fr. 1973. Comedy by Édouard Molinaro with Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Caroline Cellier. A contract killer is interrupted in his endeavours by a desperate man who clings to him.
Runtime: 84 min.

Cops is Cops

V.O.: Il était une fois un flic...
Fr. 1972. Police comedy by Georges Lautner with Michel Constantin, Mireille Darc, Michael Lonsdale. A police officer poses as the brother of a gangster who has just been murdered.
Runtime: 95 min.
Fr. 1972. Comedy by Yves Robert with Pierre Richard, Mireille Darc, Bernard Blier. A modest violinist is drawn into secret service disputes against his will.
Runtime: 90 min.
Fr. 1969. Comedy by Pierre Mondy with Jacqueline Maillan, Robert Hirsch, Guy Bedos. The wife of an industrialist and a fighter pilot get into trouble with kidnappers.
Runtime: 98 min.

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