Paulette
Seen it?2012 | 87 min | Crime, Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (71% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Pulp Fiction or Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Paulette lives alone in a housing project in the Paris suburbs. With her meager pension, she can no longer make ends meet.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
71% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$29K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jérôme Enrico
- Bernadette LafontPaulette
- Carmen MauraMaria
- Dominique LavanantLucienne
- Françoise BertinRenée
- André PenvernWalter
- Axelle LaffontAgnès
- Paco BoublardVito
- Jean-Baptiste AnoumonOusmane
- Aymen SaïdiRachid
- Ismaël DraméLéo (7 ans)