The Cabbage Soup

The Cabbage Soup

Directed by Jean Girault

Produced by Les Films Christian Fechner, Antenne 2

198198 min6.4 / 10

A whimsical, good-natured comedy about rural French farmers whose simple cabbage soup attracts benevolent aliens, celebrating small-town life and cross-cultural friendship through playful absurdity.

Two buddy farmers are visited by aliens who like their domestic cabbage soup.

Where to watch

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

Questions people ask

  • Is The Cabbage Soup easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does The Cabbage Soup end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is The Cabbage Soup sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is The Cabbage Soup scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Cabbage Soup violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% 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.

Written about

45/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity35

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise63

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Cabbage Soup

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Cabbage Soup

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Cabbage Soup, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Cabbage Soup, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Cabbage Soup, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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