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      OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

      2006 1h 39m Comedy Action Adventure List
      76% 63 Reviews Tomatometer 75% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score In this spy movie parody, French Office of Strategic Services agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath (Jean Dujardin) investigates the disappearance of his fellow agent and longtime friend Jack Jefferson (Philippe Lefebvre). Disguised as the head of a wholesale chicken company, Hubert dispatches to Cairo amid the Suez Crisis. He meets his contact, Mossad agent Larmina El Akmar Betouche (Bérénice Bejo), but then comically stumbles upon an international conspiracy. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Nov 08 Buy Now

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      This clever spy spoof plays politics and movie conventions for laughs and features a great turn by Jen Dujardin as a smarmy-suave nouveau-Bond.

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      Hank Sartin Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Elisabeth Vincentelli Time Out Rated: 4/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Joshua Katzman Chicago Reader This French comedy fondly lampoons both the popular French spy movies adapted from Jean Bruce's novels in the 1950s and '60s and the colonialist era they were set in. Dec 17, 2008 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Hubert is a complete imbecile … or at least until those occasions when the script requires him to do something smart to extricate himself from a sticky situation. Rated: 2/4 Jan 1, 2024 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review This film achieves a unique balance. Those looking to quench their base desires will be satisfied, while those of us needing some aesthetic merit can revel in the homage to vintage spy thrillers. Rated: 3.5/4 Sep 6, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies I loved the mix of subtle humor and over the top absurdity. Rated: 4/5 Aug 24, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Serge L The film starts slowly and you get used to the rhythm and the madness. After a while it gets downright hilarious with our hero enjoying himself in childish ridiculousness while seriously laughing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/22 Full Review Liam D A loving tribute to a classic formula this comedy is an fun throwback and one of the better Spoof movies that has come out. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/17/20 Full Review Audience Member At least I know who is René Coty after watching this. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Just a series of racist jokes by a French ''comic''. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member This was viewed via Tivo recording after the leads caught my eye, and while I was expecting something int he vein of The Pink Panther material, this never fully drew me in, which was something of a disappointment. It's okay, but I think I was expecting more given the talent involved. Rental? Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Although foolish, way better than the latter one. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In this spy movie parody, French Office of Strategic Services agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath (Jean Dujardin) investigates the disappearance of his fellow agent and longtime friend Jack Jefferson (Philippe Lefebvre). Disguised as the head of a wholesale chicken company, Hubert dispatches to Cairo amid the Suez Crisis. He meets his contact, Mossad agent Larmina El Akmar Betouche (Bérénice Bejo), but then comically stumbles upon an international conspiracy.
      Director
      Michel Hazanavicius
      Producer
      Sarim Fassi
      Screenwriter
      Jean-François Halin, Jean-François Halin, Michel Hazanavicius
      Production Co
      Gaumont, M6 Films, Mandarin Films
      Genre
      Comedy, Action, Adventure
      Original Language
      French (France)
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 3, 2011
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $302.8K
      Runtime
      1h 39m
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