MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles

Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles

1991 · 90 min

A talky French comedy of manners where a polite housewarming party slowly curdles into awkward confrontation.

Directed by
Bernard Murat
Genres
Tv movie, Comedy
Starring
Christian Clavier, Pierre Arditi, Évelyne Bouix
Overview
A fight happens during a a big party organized by a couple for their housewarming

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Bernard Murat
Genres
Tv movie, Comedy
Starring
Christian Clavier, Pierre Arditi, Évelyne Bouix
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • identity
    • betrayal
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight3

    More like this

    Titles like Les gens ne sont pas forcément ignobles

    Movie

    Le Beau Monde

    1981

    A wry, leisurely drift into wealthy idleness, watching an outsider wander a decadent summer world with detached amusement.

    About class and identity

    Via
    • class
    • identity
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    91 min
    Details
    Le Beau MondeHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    The Birthday​ Gift​

    2026

    A lively, talky family gathering that turns awkward and chaotic, easy to watch but prickly with quarrels.

    Pacing
    brisk
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Runtime
    86 min
    Details
    The Birthday​ Gift​Hidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    The Hole

    1989

    A cramped, talky chamber piece where petty bickering through a wall slowly reveals the absurdity of two lives pressed too close together.

    About class and identity

    Via
    • class
    • identity
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    70 min
    Details
    The HoleHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Sauna

    1992

    A quiet, talk-heavy chamber piece where conversation carries the weight and the heat of the room slowly builds.

    About class and identity

    Via
    • class
    • identity
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    demanding
    Runtime
    92 min
    Details
    SaunaHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    The Invitation

    1973

    A slow, observant social comedy where polite office masks slip over one long evening, leaving a quiet aftertaste of regret.

    About class and identity

    Via
    • class
    • identity
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    100 min
    Details
    The InvitationHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    The School of Scandal

    1952

    A long, talky period comedy of manners where wit and social scheming carry the slow evening.

    About class and identity

    Via
    • class
    • identity
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    161 min
    Details
    The School of ScandalHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    The Skirt Chaser

    1979

    A light, talky French comedy of manners about an incorrigible charmer, easy to watch and mildly bittersweet.

    About identity and betrayal

    Via
    • identity
    • betrayal
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Runtime
    104 min
    Details
    The Skirt ChaserHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    The Condominium

    1976

    A gentle, chatty French comedy of neighbours bickering over shared walls, drifting between vignettes with mild amusement and little urgency.

    About class and identity

    Via
    • class
    • identity
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Runtime
    89 min
    Details
    The CondominiumHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Summer Things

    2002

    A wry, bittersweet ensemble comedy of manners where sunlit holidays expose the quiet desperation and tangled affairs of the French bourgeoisie.

    About class and identity

    Via
    • class
    • identity
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    103 min
    Details
    Summer ThingsHidden from your suggestions.
    Short film

    Hot Sports

    1929

    A short, silly burst of old-fashioned slapstick where grown men act like badly behaved children at a fancy party.

    About class

    Via
    • class
    Pacing
    brisk
    Attention
    background
    Runtime
    10 min
    Details
    Hot SportsHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    La soupière

    2001

    A gentle, talky French stage comedy of manners, more charming than laugh-out-loud, best enjoyed with low expectations and a taste for theatrical banter.

    About class

    Via
    • class
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Runtime
    95 min
    Details
    La soupièreHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Psy

    1981

    A wry, talky French comedy that drifts through therapy sessions and marital unease with a light, slightly melancholy touch.

    About identity

    Via
    • identity
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    92 min
    Details
    PsyHidden from your suggestions.

    Where to watch in the UK

    No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

    Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

    Details

    Genres
    tv movie, comedy
    Directed by
    Bernard Murat
    Starring
    Christian Clavier, Pierre Arditi, Évelyne Bouix, Geneviève Page, Jacques François, Karin Viard, Marie-Anne Chazel
    Runtime
    90 min
    Languages
    French

    TMDBIMDb