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The Suicide Shop

2012Movie1 h 19 min

AnimationComedy
64
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.2Rotten Tomatoes71%49%

A relentlessly bleak, melancholic comedy movie about everyday modern life and family.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood

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In a cold French city where suicide is a common urge, there is a colorful shop, managed for many years by the Tuvache family, where it is very easy to obtain the necessary tools to satisfy the sinister desires of so many depressed citizens.

Feels like

  • Dark Comedy
  • Suicide Shop
  • Morbid Humor
  • French Animation
  • Dysfunctional Family
  • Satirical
  • Bleak World
  • Social Commentary
  • Melancholic
  • Eccentric

Cast

16 of 16

Crew

Directed by
Patrice Leconte
Written by
Patrice Leconte, Jean Teulé
Produced by
Thomas Langmann, Michèle Pétin, Laurent Pétin
Music by
Étienne Perruchon

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Facts

September 26, 2012 · 1 h 19 min · Suicide Themes, Disturbing Imagery

Released
September 26, 2012
Runtime
1 h 19 min
Content
Suicide Themes, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Comedy, Animation, Music
Original language
French
Made in
Belgium, France, Canada
Box office
$3 million
Available in
28 countries

Tropes

Offing the Offspring, Bloodless Carnage, Children Are Innocent +9

  • Offing the Offspring
  • Bloodless Carnage
  • Children Are Innocent
  • Crapsack World
  • Adapted Out
  • Therapy Episode
  • Spared by the Adaptation
  • Goth
  • White Sheep
  • My God, What Have I Done?
  • Tone Shift
  • Black Comedy

12 of 67 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream The Suicide Shop?"

Questions about The Suicide Shop

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Suicide Shop?

It streams in 7 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is The Suicide Shop worth watching?

64
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64 (IMDb 6.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 71%). Critics rate it higher (71 out of 100) than audiences (56).

Will The Suicide Shop make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly dark humor (9 of 10) and satire (8 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching The Suicide Shop?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is The Suicide Shop in English?

French

No, it was made in French.

What tropes does The Suicide Shop use?

Offing the OffspringBloodless CarnageChildren Are InnocentCrapsack WorldAdapted OutTherapy EpisodeSpared by the AdaptationGothWhite SheepMy God, What Have I Done?Tone ShiftBlack Comedyand 55 more

TV Tropes lists 67 tropes for it, including Offing the Offspring, Bloodless Carnage, and Children Are Innocent.