Is The Eighth Day one of a kind?

Barely. Less singular than 85% 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 Eighth Day scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% 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 Eighth Day easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% 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 Eighth Day end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% 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 Eighth Day 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.

Is The Eighth Day sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% 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.

The Eighth Day

Name: The Eighth Day
Genre: Drama
Released: 1996
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Pascal Duquenne, Miou-Miou, Henri Garcin, Isabelle Sadoyan

What a difference a day makes…

Directed by Jaco Van Dormael

Produced by D. A. Films, Working Title Films

1996118 min7.3 / 10

A tender character study about two isolated men—one emotionally closed off, one intellectually disabled—who transform each other through unexpected friendship and acceptance.

Georges has Down syndrome, living at a mental-institution, Harry is a busy businessman, giving lectures for young aspiring salesmen. He is successful in his business life, but his social life is a disaster since his wife left him and took their two children with her. This weekend his children came by train to meet him, but Harry, working as always, forgot to pick them up. Neither his wife or his children want to see him again and he is driving around on the country roads, anguished and angry. He almost runs over Georges, on the run from the institution since everybody else went home with their parents except him, whose mother is dead. Harry tries to get rid of Georges but he won't leave his new friend. Eventually a special friendship forms between the two of them, a friendship which makes Harry a different person.

Clusters

Inspiring Survival Stories Unlikely Caregiver Friendships Grief Support Friendships Mental Illness And Psychosis

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Down Syndrome

Where to watch

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

Questions people ask

Is The Eighth Day one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 85% of films.
Is The Eighth Day scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is The Eighth Day easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Does The Eighth Day end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Eighth Day violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Eighth Day sad? Yes. More sad than 75% 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.

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