Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
Seen it?1994 | 100 min | Comedy
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Audiences rate it highly (7.5 out of 10), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Darkly funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesStrong
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$13 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alain Berbérian
- Chantal LaubyOdile Deray / Louise, TV journalist
- Alain ChabatSerge Karamazov / Youri / Jacques, TV journalist
- Dominique FarrugiaSimon Jérémi / Benjamin / Michel, TV journalist
- Gérard DarmonCommissioner Patrick Bialès / Maurice Bialès / Alicia Lampéro
- Sam KarmannDisturbing man / Youri / Émile Gravier
- Jean-Christophe BouvetJean-Paul Martoni
- Eric PratPhilippe Garcia
- Marc de JongeSerge Karamazov's boss
- Valérie LemercierM. Jacques' widow
- Patrick LizanaGrimaldi, policeman