The Intouchables

"Sometimes you have to reach into someone else's world to find out what's missing in your own."

2011 1h 53m FR

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★8.3TMDB · 18,908

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A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.

“Sometimes you have to reach into someone else's world to find out what's missing in your own.”

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Cast

François Cluzet
Philippe
Omar Sy
Driss
Anne Le Ny
Yvonne
Audrey Fleurot
Magalie
Joséphine de Meaux
La DRH société de courses
Clotilde Mollet
Marcelle
Alba Gaïa Bellugi
Elisa
Cyril Mendy
Adama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Olivier Nakache
Writers: Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
Languages: English, French
Countries: France

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MONEY

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Grossed $427M — a 32.8× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Olivier Nakache, shot by Mathieu Vadepied. 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 Ludovico Einaudi. 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 Dorian Rigal-Ansous shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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François Cluzet and Omar Sy and Anne Le Ny carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you have to reach into someone else's world to find out what's missing in your own.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Olivier Nakache directs. Mathieu Vadepied behind the camera. Ludovico Einaudi scores. Dorian Rigal-Ansous cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French.

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1Grossed $427M — a 32.8× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Directed by Olivier Nakache, shot by Mathieu Vadepied. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ludovico Einaudi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Dorian Rigal-Ansous shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7François Cluzet and Omar Sy and Anne Le Ny carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Sometimes you have to reach into someone else's world to find out what's missing in your own.".
9IMDB entry: tt1675434 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1018,908 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
11Classified under 14 themes, including "friendship", "male friendship", "based on true story", "inspiring story".
12Released under 22 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mathieu Vadepied
Original score: Ludovico Einaudi
Editing: Dorian Rigal-Ansous
Production design: François Emmanuelli
Costume design: Isabelle Pannetier
Makeup / hair: Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen
Sound: Jean-Paul Hurier
Stunt coordinator: Jean-Claude Lagniez
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $13,000,000
Box office: $426,590,315
Return: 3281% of budget
Original language: FR
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Intouchables (2011)

Awards

David di Donatello for Best European Film
Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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Andres Gomez2013-04-11
★ 9/10
Funny and moving for a difficult topic to talk about. François Cluzet and Omar Sy perform amazingly well although the rest of the cast is also very good.

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