Battle of the Classes

Battle of the Classes

Directed by Michel Leclerc

Produced by Karé Productions, France 2 Cinéma

2019103 min5.8 / 10

A warm, socially conscious comedy about class divisions and belonging that uses a child's isolation to explore parental anxiety and societal inequality.

As everyone knows, children make no difference between social classes, skin colors or religions. But then why does Corentin, Paul and Sofia's nine-year-old son, only have friends like him at Bagnolet's school? And when his friends all leave for a private school in Paris, his parents are frightened. From now on, Corentin is the only one in his class. But the only what?

Where to watch

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

Questions people ask

  • Is Battle of the Classes violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Battle of the Classes easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Battle of the Classes end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Battle of the Classes scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Battle of the Classes sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

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.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity65

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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