Just the Two of Us

Play trailer

1:38

Just the Two of Us

Released Jun 14

1h 45m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

Romance

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

75%

Tomatometer

16 Reviews

80%

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

When Blanche (Virginie Efira) meets the charismatic Gregoire (Melvil Poupaud) at a party her twin sister Rose drags her to, she thinks she has found the one. The ties that bind them grow quickly, and a passionate affair ensues. Rose has serious reservations about Gregoire, but against her better judgment, they decide to marry and move in together. Blanche and Gregoire soon relocate far from Blanche's family where her new life begins; having two children, working as an elementary school teacher, and learning to tiptoe around Gregoire's unfounded burgeoning insecurities. Little by little Blanche finds herself caught in the grip of a deeply possessive and dangerous man, desperate to escape his increasingly threatening affections. Just the Two of Us is a closely observed domestic thriller adapted from Éric Reinhardt’s prize-winning novel L'amour et les forêts by Valérie Donzelli and Audrey Diwan.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Buy Now

Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

Made me think of better legal thrillers.

Jul 13, 2024

Full Review

Guy Lodge

Variety

[A] nervy, finely acted domestic thriller.

Jun 29, 2023

Full Review

Javier Ocaña

El Pais (Spain)

Just the Two of Us is stronger when it touches upon rejection and escape. [Full review in Spanish]

Sep 20, 2024

Full Review

Paula Arantzazu Ruiz

Cinemanía (Spain)

A twist of absolute poetic justice. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Sep 18, 2024

Full Review

Ray Pride

Newcity

Grégoire’s simmering and rage at the loss of control carries weight through performance, as does Blanche’s perhaps vain hope of making things sufferable, survivable. We’re talking genre, but not generic.

Rated: 7/10

Jul 4, 2024

Full Review

Nadia Dalimonte

Next Best Picture

The emotional resonance in “Just the Two of Us” rests on the incredible subtleties of Virginie Efira’s acting and the layered characterization of Blanche, which gives her a strong foundation to work with.

Rated: 8/10

Jun 24, 2024

Full Review

Read all reviews

Stuart V

As usual, Virginie Efira is stunning and strong. Always a pleasure to watch. Melvil Poupaud, who is usually the good guy (e.g., “Un Beau Matin”), plays against type and is convincingly horrific here. The plot is not particularly original, but the film is sustained by the performances of two great actors, one of whom plays two parts. Added bonus: the appearance of the legendary Marie Rivière, who, like Poupaud, is a Rohmer veteran.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/18/24

Full Review

Moody C

This movie works better if you don’t know the premise but it’s hard these days since we read reviews on this site and most likely synopsis as well but once you know premise you basically can predict chain of events except for ending which makes it still enjoyable but not as much. It could also be a hard watch for those with similar experiences because it’s so raw and real. I usually avoid subtitled movies but this is worth a watch since it’s chilling and short.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/19/24

Full Review

Heather C

The film was technically good. Virginie Efira is always great in everything she does but this film was one cliche after another. Just when I thought something surprising might happen, nothing happened. I saw it at Rendez-vous with French Cinema in NYC and everyone around me was looking at their watch or checking the time in their phone which is not a good sign. If I had been on the aisle, I would have walked out. It was a drag of a film that needed a twist or a surprise to make it interesting but sadly that never came.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Valérie Donzelli

Director

Virginie Efira

Blanche et Rose Renard

Melvil Poupaud

Grégoire Lamoureux

Dominique Reymond

L'avocate

Romane Bohringer

Delphine

Virginie Ledoyen

Candice

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

Never Too Far Away

%

%

Never Too Far Away

Watchlist

Fatale

46%

88%

Fatale

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Fatale

No Good Deed

%

%

No Good Deed

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Just the Two of Us: Trailer 1

1:38

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

When Blanche (Virginie Efira) meets the charismatic Gregoire (Melvil Poupaud) at a party her twin sister Rose drags her to, she thinks she has found the one. The ties that bind them grow quickly, and a passionate affair ensues. Rose has serious reservations about Gregoire, but against her better judgment, they decide to marry and move in together. Blanche and Gregoire soon relocate far from Blanche's family where her new life begins; having two children, working as an elementary school teacher, and learning to tiptoe around Gregoire's unfounded burgeoning insecurities. Little by little Blanche finds herself caught in the grip of a deeply possessive and dangerous man, desperate to escape his increasingly threatening affections. Just the Two of Us is a closely observed domestic thriller adapted from Éric Reinhardt’s prize-winning novel L'amour et les forêts by Valérie Donzelli and Audrey Diwan.

Director: Valérie Donzelli
Producer: Alice Girard, Edouard Weil
Screenwriter: Valérie Donzelli, Audrey Diwan, Éric Reinhardt
Distributor: Music Box Films
Production Co: France 2 Cinéma, Les films de Françoise, Rectangle Productions
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Romance
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 14, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.7K
Runtime: 1h 45m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.66:1)

Most Popular at Home Now