Peut-être

Peut-être

Directed by Cédric Klapisch

Produced by M6 Films

1999109 min5.3 / 10

A philosophical time-travel drama that uses a father-son paradox to explore existential uncertainty, choice, and the weight of creating life.

Arthur is invited to a New Year's Eve party to celebrate the year 2000. His girlfriend Lucie would like a baby from him but he refuses. Through the ceiling of the toilets, he discovers a passage leading to this futurist Paris. There, he meets an old man Ako who affirms he is his son and that he wants to exist. Otherwise he will vanish into the air. Arthur is still hesitant because his life is an unfulfilled one: a has a little lucrative job, is uncertain about his future and things are getting out of hand when Ako discovers the passage and interferes in the party.

Questions people ask

  • Is Peut-être sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Peut-être violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Peut-être scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does Peut-être end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Peut-être easy watching? 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.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Peut-être

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Peut-être

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Peut-être, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Peut-être, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Peut-être, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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