Summary
After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, brooding outlaw Ruby befriends Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt, they make a break together.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 73GoodWatch 72
Audience score80%
IMDb7.1
Letterboxd · 18 K ratings3.4/5
Box office
1.0×its budget
- Budget
- $27 M
- Worldwide
- $28 M
Worldwide it earned $289 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most comedies, −15 min on the typical 100
typical 10085Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
2003
October 22, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
ComedyCrimeLanguage
French
Original language
Made in
- France
Italy
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 52
Gérard DepardieuQuentin
Jean RenoRuby
Richard BerryCommissioner Vernet
André DussollierPrison psychiatrist
Jean-Pierre MaloVogel
Leonor VarelaKatia / Sandra
Jean-Michel NoireyLambert
Laurent GamelonMauricet
Aurélien RecoingRocco
Vincent MoscatoRaffi
Ticky HolgadoMartineau
Michel AumontNosberg
Loïc BrabantJambier
Arnaud CassandBourgoin
Edgar GivryVavinet
Adrien Saint-JoréTeenager Becca
Johan LibéreauTeenager Bryana Fletcher
Guy DelamarcheMaximillian Lefevbre
Rebecca PotokIsabel Lefebvre
Stéphane BoucherChief Warden
Ludovic BerthillotFat jailbird
Thierry RenéWest Indian prisoner
Pierre RousselleA cop
Michaël TroudeA cop
Directing · 3
- Francis Veber Director, Screenplay
- Isabelle Thévenet Script Supervisor
- Christopher Gachet First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Serge Frydman Idea
Production · 3
- Gérard Gaultier Executive Producer
- Saïd Ben Saïd Producer
- Françoise Menidrey Casting
Camera · 1
- Luciano Tovoli Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Georges Klotz Editor
Sound · 4
- Marco Prince Original Music Composer
- Bernard Bats Sound
- Jean Gargonne Sound
- Gérard Lamps Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 1
- Dominique André Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Jacqueline Bouchard Costume Design
- Turid Follvik Key Makeup Artist
- Karina Gruais Key Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Philippe Guégan Stunt Coordinator
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