Is The Closet easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Closet violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Closet end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Closet

Name: The Closet
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2001
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte, Michèle Laroque, Michel Aumont

Sometimes to save your skin, you have to come out of the closet... or go in!

Directed by Francis Veber

Produced by Gaumont, EFVE

200184 min6.4 / 10

A comedic farce about workplace survival that uses a fake-gay-rumor premise to explore friendship, social anxiety, and the absurdity of corporate conformity.

A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.

Clusters

Buddy Comedy Adventures Emotional Downfall Lies And Disguises Romance And Relationships LGBTQ Movies

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Factory Worker Coming Out Factory Condom Bluff Kündigung Male Homosexuality Neighbor Pretending To Be Gay Gay Theme

Where to watch

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

Questions people ask

Is The Closet easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is The Closet violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Closet sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Does The Closet end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Closet scary? 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.

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