Mr. Blake, at Your Service!

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Mr. Blake, at Your Service!

2025

1h 40m

Romance

Comedy

Drama

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Tired of a world in which he no longer fits, deprived of those he loves who are disappearing one by one, Andrew Blake decides to leave the management of his small business to be hired as a butler in France, the country where he met his wife. By landing at the Beauvillier estate, where no one knows who he really is, he hopes to follow in the footsteps of his past. However, encounters and out-of-control situations will decide otherwise.... Between Nathalie, his widowed boss with a strange schedule, Odile, the cook and her explosive problems, Manon, a young lost cleaning lady and Philippe, the well-struck manager who lives at the back of the park, Andrew will no longer have a choice. He who was looking for a way to end it all is going to be forced to start all over again....

Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Oct 3

1/5

The “big comedy set pieces”, including a final-reel depiction of assault with a deadly weapon, fall completely flat.

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Jonathan Romney

Financial Times

Oct 2

2/5

The whole thing is cosily insipid and yet, thanks to its star, irreducibly weird.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Sep 30

1/5

A deeply peculiar misfire.

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

Oct 6

4/5

This light, heartwarming movie is full of charm from start to finish.

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Markie Robson-Scott

The Arts Desk

Oct 4

3/5

Its goofiness works, some of the time, partly because of Malkovich’s French, which is fluent yet delivered in a halting drawl with an English/American accent so bad it’s almost good.

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Jaylan Salah

InSession Film

Oct 3

B

It’s a heartwarmer, maybe it targets a senior citizen audience more than the average moviegoer, but it’s still a unique slice of life indie film about healing.

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Cathy D

Jul 30

Delightful film. A touching story about people with real dialog, superb acting. No CGI or special effects needed. This is the kind of story Hollywood used to do, Not so much anymore. Go see it and don't let the subtitles put you off. Malkovich at his best.

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PC :)

07/03/2025

entertaining ...sweet !

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Michael

06/29/2025

Completely charming with wonderful performances. is superb as Mr. Blake and Fanny Ardant, as usual, is fabulous.

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Eric

06/22/2025

Predictable but sweet, heartfelt and well-acted. Its ok to feel good especially now.

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John D

@RT09163259 Jun 30

Maybe film critics have a deep desire to be controversial even if it means canning a charming and entertaining film. Or perhaps they just don't 'get it'. Either way, the so called experts who give this film less than 4 stars should reconsider their chosen profession because they have zero credibility amongst audiences who understand at least some of the nuances of French humour and delight in a couple of hours of harmless amusing funny entertainment that doesn't seek to be anything more.

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Peg K

@RT96509339 Jul 14

This is a great movie! Loved it! They don't make movies like this one very often. Delightful and funny. You will leave the theater happy and wish you could be a part of their group. Malkovich was, per usual, outstanding!

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Tired of a world in which he no longer fits, deprived of those he loves who are disappearing one by one, Andrew Blake decides to leave the management of his small business to be hired as a butler in France, the country where he met his wife. By landing at the Beauvillier estate, where no one knows who he really is, he hopes to follow in the footsteps of his past. However, encounters and out-of-control situations will decide otherwise.... Between Nathalie, his widowed boss with a strange schedule, Odile, the cook and her explosive problems, Manon, a young lost cleaning lady and Philippe, the well-struck manager who lives at the back of the park, Andrew will no longer have a choice. He who was looking for a way to end it all is going to be forced to start all over again....

Director: Gilles Legardinier
Producer: Clément Calvet, Lilian Eche, Jérémie Fajner, Christel Henon
Screenwriter: Gilles Legardinier, Christelle Henon
Distributor: Sunrise Films
Production Co: Bidibul Productions, Superprod
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 20, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 40m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1