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Daddy Cool

2017 · 97 min

A breezy, silly French comedy that coasts on charm and awkward gags about growing up late.

Overview
Adrien, 40 years old and totally immature, is dumped by Maude, 35 years old, eager to finally found a family. In an attempt to regain the love of his life, Adrien decides to move into the future ex-married apartment: a nursery home - The beginning, an improbable educational experience.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • identity
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Maxime Govare
Written by
Noémie Saglio, Maxime Govare
Starring
Vincent Elbaz, Laurence Arné, Grégory Fitoussi, Jean-François Cayrey, Nadège Dabrowski, Bernard Le Coq, Juliette Pivolot, Abel Mansouri Asselain
Runtime
97 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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