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The ComDads

1983 · 92 min

A breezy, good-natured French farce that pairs mismatched men in a warm, gently absurd search, leaving you amused and charmed.

Overview
Unable to find her runaway son, a woman deceives two of her ex-lovers from her youth, a mild-mannered teacher and a tough journalist, that each is the real father in order to obtain their help.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 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
  • parenthood
  • family
  • identity
  • deception
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Francis Veber
Written by
Francis Veber
Starring
Pierre Richard, Gérard Depardieu, Anny Duperey, Michel Aumont, Stéphane Bierry, Philippe Khorsand, Jean-Jacques Scheffer, Roland Blanche
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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