The New Toy
Film2022111 min

The New Toy

Taste attributes: comedyfastlightimaginarysimpleglossy

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Boxlist takeA light, pacy comedy: heightened and straightforward. Best if you like escapism over depth.

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Quality rating

5.9 /10

TMDB · 111 votes

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

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  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Samy lives happily with his wife, Alice, in a poor urban housing project amongst friends and neighbours. For his son’s birthday, the richest man in France throws open his grand department store, offering the boy whatever he wants. Alexandre chooses Samy, the night watchman, as his new toy…

Synopsis: TMDB

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Daniel AuteuilJamel DebbouzeAlice BelaïdiSimon FaliuLucie Fabry

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2022
Runtime
111 min
Status
Released
Studio
Canal+
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