The Man in the Raincoat

The Man in the Raincoat

QUELLE MADNESS! A triumph of simplicity over duplicity, under the deft direction of Julien Duvivier. A macabre comedy distilled in the cinema connoisseur's taste for the savory.

Directed by Julien Duvivier

Produced by Abbey Films, Cité Films

1957106 min6.6 / 10

A mid-century French farce built on mistaken identity and escalating paranoia, where a hapless man must clear his name before domestic scandal strikes.

In the absence of his wife, a clarinet player is induced by a friend to meet a call girl, but arrived after a crime. Perceived by some people leaving the scene of the crime covered by his raincoat, he became the only suspect for the police. His only hope is to discover the murderer before is name is mentionned publicly, specially in front of his wife.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Man in the Raincoat sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is The Man in the Raincoat scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is The Man in the Raincoat violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Man in the Raincoat end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Man in the Raincoat 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.

62/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity76

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Man in the Raincoat

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Same Mood as The Man in the Raincoat

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Like The Man in the Raincoat, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Man in the Raincoat, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Man in the Raincoat, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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