Movies by Francis Veber
As a director:
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A Pain in the Ass (2008)
Cast: Laurent Paolini, Virginie Ledoyen, Pascal Elbé …
Directed by: Francis Veber
Staking out his next target, professional hit man Ralf Milan (Richard Berry) finds his patience severely tested when suicidal stranger François Pignon (Patrick Timsit), who is staying…
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The Valet (2006)
Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Daniel Auteuil, Philippe Magnan …
Directed by: Francis Veber
Unassuming valet François (Gad Elmaleh) must pretend to be the beau of beautiful supermodel Elena (Alice Taglioni) when the paparazzi snaps him with the woman and her real lover, Pierre…
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The Closet (2000)
Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte …
Directed by: Francis Veber
A milquetoast accountant (Daniel Auteuil) is about to get fired from his job for literally being a bore. But at the last minute, a helpful neighbor (Michel Aumont) concocts a "new life" for…
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The Dinner Game (1998)
Cast: Thierry Lhermitte, Daniel Prevost, Francis Huster …
Directed by: Francis Veber
Writer-director Francis Veber's clever comedy shadows a group of French intellectuals who gather each Wednesday night for a dinner game, in which the challenge is to bring along the most…
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The Jaguar (1996)
Cast: Jean Reno, Danny Trejo, Patricia Velazquez …
Directed by: Francis Veber
A chance encounter between gambler François Perrin (Patrick Bruel), anthropologist Jean Campana (Jean Reno) and South American shaman Wanù (Harrison Lowe) leads to comic chaos in…
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Out on a Limb (1992)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Jeffrey Jones, Heidi Kling …
Directed by: Francis Veber
This madcap comedy charts the rapid downhill spiral of Bill Campbell, a big-city businessman who visits his hometown where he jeopardizes a multi-million dollar business deal, gets carjacked…
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Three Fugitives (1989)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Martin Short, Sarah Rowland Doroff …
Directed by: Francis Veber
Fresh out of prison, former stickup man Daniel Lucas (Nick Nolte) finds himself taken hostage at a bank by would-be robber Ned Perry (Martin Short), and the cops -- aware of Lucas's…
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Les Comperes (1983)
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Pierre Richard, Michel Aumont …
Directed by: Francis Veber
After her 16-year-old son disappears, a resourceful woman named Christine (Anny Duperey) enlists the aid of two of her former lovers by convincing each of them that he's the boy's…
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La Chevre (1981)
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Pierre Richard, Pedro Armendáriz Jr. …
Directed by: Francis Veber
Gerard Depardieu and Pierre Richard team up in this comedy (later remade in America as Pure Luck) as incompetent cops Campana and Francois, who are searching for the accident-prone daughter…