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Three Men and a Cradle

1985 · 106 min

A gentle, amusing comedy about clueless bachelors learning to care for a baby, with warmth and light chaos.

Directed by
Coline Serreau
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Roland Giraud, Michel Boujenah, André Dussollier
Tagline
In one split second, their lives went from party to potty.
Overview
Three young men - Jacques, Pierre, and Michel - share an apartment in Paris, and have many girlfriends and parties. Once, during a party, a friend of Jacques' tells him he has a quite compromising package to deliver, and asks him if he can leave it discreetly at their place. Jacques agrees and, as he works as a steward, flies away for a one-month trip in Japan, telling Pierre and Michel about the package. Then, one of Jacques' former girlfriends drops a baby before their door, making Pierre and Michel believing it is the package they are waiting for. Their lives are then completely changed.

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Directed by
Coline Serreau
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Roland Giraud, Michel Boujenah, André Dussollier
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • friendship
  • family
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
Jean-Jacques Bouhon, Jean-Yves Escoffier
Runtime
106 min
Country
France
Languages
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