Is The Octopus easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% 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 59% 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 Octopus scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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 Octopus end with hope?

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.

Is The Octopus violent?

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 Octopus

Name: The Octopus
Genre: Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Released: 1998
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Clotilde Courau, Julien Rassam, Stéphane Boucher, Julie Delarme

To soften it, you have to hit it

Directed by Guillaume Nicloux

Produced by Bac Films

1998100 min6.6 / 10

A quirky, darkly comic noir mystery where a laid-back detective and his lover stumble into strange intrigue in a provincial port town.

Gabriel, dit Le Poulpe (The Octopus) is a laid-back private investigator who works on cases for his own pleasure. He is drawn to the fictional Loire Valley port of Angerneau, with his lover Clotilde who has been summoned by the police concerning the defacement of a deceased relative's grave. Since Angernau is her home town, she wants to leave it as soon as possible to avoid old acquaintances, but Gabriel stumbles on intriguing events concerning the cargo of a ship in port.

Clusters

Quirky Concept Romance Whimsical Reinvention Through Romance Funny Misfit Road Trip Lighthearted Pirate Adventures Comedy And Satire

Genres

Thriller Comedy Crime

Keywords

Hamster Black Humor Cargo Ship Grave Robbing Sarcastic

Questions people ask

Is The Octopus easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is The Octopus sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
Is The Octopus scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Does The Octopus end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Octopus violent? 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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