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Francis Veber

Francis Veber

French film director
July 28, 1937 (87 years old)
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. 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.
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.
General
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.

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.

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 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, Michel Serrault. The wife of an industrialist and a fighter pilot get into trouble with kidnappers.
Runtime: 98 min.

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