A Difficult Year

A Difficult Year

What's the worst that could happen to them?

Directed by Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache

Produced by Quad Films, Quad & Ten Cinema

2023120 min5.9 / 10

A lighthearted comedy about two hapless debtors stumbling into environmental activism, driven by character humor and the warmth of unlikely friendships rather than plot mechanics.

Compulsive spenders Albert and Bruno are in debt up to their necks. While seeking help from community workers to get their lives back on track, they run into a group of young green activists. Lured by the free beer and snacks rather than by the ideals of eco-activists, Albert and Bruno find themselves joining the movement without much conviction.

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Difficult Year scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is A Difficult Year violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is A Difficult Year easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is A Difficult Year sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Does A Difficult Year end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity24

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise21

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Everything like A Difficult Year, and what each one shares →

Like A Difficult Year

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as A Difficult Year

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A Difficult Year, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A Difficult Year, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A Difficult Year, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

Share thisXBlueskyReddit