How to Make a Killing
Seen it?2025 | 113 min | Comedy, Thriller, Crime
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop, almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Family Plot, start here.
- The mood
- Darkly funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 53 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Michel and Cathy, wed for longer than they can remember, lead a quiet but monotonous life in the mountains. When a bear bursts out in front of Michel’s car, accidentally killing two drug dealers and revealing a €2 million loot in the process, their life takes an unpredictable turn, especially when they decide to cover up the incident and keep the money! But their plan leads them to stumble upon an unexplained trail of dead bodies. More used to being honest than crooked, Michel and Cathy’s clumsy cover-up efforts soon put an interfering inspector hot on their trail.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
Generally positive reviews
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
3 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$12 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Franck Dubosc
- Franck DuboscMichel
- Laure CalamyCathy
- Benoît PoelvoordeMajor Roland Bodin
- Joséphine de MeauxFlorence
- Kim HigelinBlanche Bodin
- Mehdi MeskarSamy
- Emmanuelle DevosSabine
- Anne Le NyLa commissaire de police
- Louka MeliavaL'Iroquois
- Timéo MahautDominique, dit Doudou