French Kiss

"Kate's stuck in a place where anything can happen with a guy who'll make sure that it does."

1995 1h 51m EN

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6.5

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46%

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METACRITIC

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6.6

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 826🥫46%Rotten Tomatoes●50Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 55,936

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Synopsis

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After her fiancee admits to infidelity while on a business trip in France, a woman attempts to get her lover back and marry him by traveling to Paris despite her crippling fear of flying. On the way she unwittingly smuggles something of value that has a charming crook chasing her across France as she chases after her future husband.

“Kate's stuck in a place where anything can happen with a guy who'll make sure that it does.”

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Cast

Meg Ryan
Kate
Kevin Kline
Luc Teyssier
Timothy Hutton
Charlie
Jean Reno
Inspector Jean-Paul Cardon
François Cluzet
Bob
Suzan Anbeh
Juliette
Renée Humphrey
Lilly
Michael Riley
M. Campbell

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Writers: Adam Brooks
Languages: French, English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lawrence Kasdan, shot by Owen Roizman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Joe Hutshing shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline and Timothy Hutton carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Kate's stuck in a place where anything can happen with a guy who'll make sure that it does.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lawrence Kasdan directs. Owen Roizman behind the camera. James Newton Howard scores. Joe Hutshing cuts. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

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131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by Lawrence Kasdan, shot by Owen Roizman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Joe Hutshing shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline and Timothy Hutton carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Kate's stuck in a place where anything can happen with a guy who'll make sure that it does.".
9IMDB entry: tt0113117 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "friendship", "airport", "countryside", "paris, france".

The technical file

Cinematography: Owen Roizman
Original score: James Newton Howard
Editing: Joe Hutshing
Production design: Jon Hutman
Costume design: Joanna Johnston
Makeup / hair: Paul Le Marinel
Sound: Chris Carpenter
Runtime: 111 min · 1h 51m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $101,982,854
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: French Kiss (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes: 46% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 50/100
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 55,936 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

2 nominations total

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Rob2023-06-10
★ 10/10
Yes, I'm a testosterone-driven macho male, but I have to admit this is one of my favourite movies. Over the years I've owned this one on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray and have literally watched it hundreds of times. It's a nice romantic-ish feel-good movie. Every character is a joy to watch and the script is endlessly quotable as my wife and I regularly punctuate conversations with wee snippets from this movie. So many people knock Kevin Kline's French accent in this, but they are wrong! The man is fluent in French for God's sake.

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