The Sheep Has Five Legs

The Sheep Has Five Legs

The Incomparable FERNANDEL...in a delightful 'tour de force'

Directed by Henri Verneuil

Produced by Cocinex

1954104 min5.8 / 10

A lighthearted, character-driven comedy built on Fernandel's virtuosic performance as six distinct family members, celebrating small-town French life and familial reunion with warmth and humor.

A publicity-minded French mayor reunites quintuplets and their earthy father, all six played by Fernandel.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Sheep Has Five Legs scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is The Sheep Has Five Legs easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does The Sheep Has Five Legs end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is The Sheep Has Five Legs sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is The Sheep Has Five Legs violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% 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.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity10

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise20

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Same Mood as The Sheep Has Five Legs

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Sheep Has Five Legs, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Sheep Has Five Legs, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Sheep Has Five Legs, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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