My Best Friend

My Best Friend

It takes a lifetime to learn the meaning of friendship... François has 10 days.

Directed by Patrice Leconte

Produced by Fidélité Productions, Wild Bunch

200690 min6.1 / 10

A warm, playful comedy about an unlikeable man forced to confront what friendship actually means when a taxi driver's genuine kindness challenges his cynicism.

Catherine refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.

Questions people ask

  • Is My Best Friend violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is My Best Friend easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is My Best Friend scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does My Best Friend end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is My Best Friend sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity9

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise22

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like My Best Friend, and what each one shares →

Like My Best Friend

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as My Best Friend

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like My Best Friend, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like My Best Friend, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like My Best Friend, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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