With a Friend Like Harry...
Seen it?2000 | 117 min | Drama, Mystery
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (96% on Rotten Tomatoes), 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 likes to be kept guessing. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
While fixing up their summer cottage, Michel and his family run into a man who claims to have gone to high school with Michel.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 75 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$16 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dominik Moll
- Laurent LucasMichel
- Sergi LópezHarry
- Mathilde SeignerClaire
- Sophie GuilleminPrune (Plum)
- Liliane RovèreMother
- Dominique RozanFather
- Michel FauEric
- Victoire de KosterJeanne
- Laurie CaminataSarah
- Lorena CaminitiIris