The Big Store

The Big Store

Directed by Claude Zidi

Produced by Films 7

197386 min6.3 / 10

A lighthearted 1970s French comedy about four working-class guys mounting increasingly absurd schemes to save their neighborhood grocer from corporate competition.

Four guys working for a small grocer in trouble, declare war on a new giant neighborhood supermarket by attempting several coups. A film about the big store taking over the business of smaller stores.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Big Store easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is The Big Store scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Big Store sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does The Big Store end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Big Store violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% 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.

35/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise30

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like The Big Store

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Big Store

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Big Store, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Big Store, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Big Store, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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