Family Is Family

Family Is Family

Directed by Dany Boon

Produced by Pathé

2018107 min5.8 / 10

A light-hearted comedy about shame, class, and family that resolves through the protagonist's reconciliation with his working-class roots.

Valentin D is a hot designer architect who claims to be an orphan because he is too ashamed to admit he is the son of working-class scrap metal merchants from the north of France.

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  • Is Family Is Family easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Family Is Family scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Family Is Family violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Family Is Family end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Family Is Family sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity12

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise12

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Like Family Is Family, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Family Is Family, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Family Is Family, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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