My Piece of the Pie
Seen it?2011 | 109 min | Drama, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (50% 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
- Best for people who need a good giggle and people who like stories about real, flawed people. Paris does a lot of the work, and it looks wonderful. Sits nicely alongside Three Colors: White or That Obscure Object of Desire.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
France, a factory worker, lives with her three daughters in Dunkirk. The factory where she worked has been closed, leaving France and all of her workmates without a job. She decides to go to Paris to look for work. There she finds a cleaning job at the home of a rich man, Steve, whose world is radically different from her own. As their paths keep crossing, she discovers that her employer played a part in closing the factory in Dunkirk...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 52 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 49%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$9 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Cédric Klapisch
- Karin ViardFrance
- Gilles LelloucheSteve
- Audrey LamyJosy
- Jean-Pierre MartinsJP
- Zinedine SoualemAhmed
- Raphaële GodinMélody
- Fred UlysseLe père de France
- Kevin BishopNick, Le Boxeur
- Marine VacthTessa
- Flavie BataillieLucie