Mr. Blake, at Your Service!

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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....

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

I’ve already forgotten most of the plot of this movie, but I could draw the house.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 27, 2025

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

It’s a sweet exploration of how new life can blossom in unanticipated ways – even Mephisto plays a part in this – and how new friends can be found in unexpected places.

Aug 7, 2024

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

This is a charming work that is funny and lively in its entertainment value.

Jun 25, 2025

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

The screenplay for Mr. Blake at Your Service! features several comedic premises and at least three too many of them.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 20, 2025

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Jeanne Kaplan

Kaplan vs. Kaplan

MR. BLAKE AT YOUR SERVICE is the lovely, charming, funny film we could all use right now! And it should not be missed!

Jun 18, 2025

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David Kaplan

Kaplan vs. Kaplan

MR. BLAKE AT YOUR SERVICE is simply a wonderfully acted and written story. John Malkovich delivers a picture-perfect performance. And I will say that this film has the perfect ending.

Jun 18, 2025

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Eric

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/22/25

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 40 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In French (France) and English versions with English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/20/25

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bob c

Interesting about a man dealing with grief by helping others, but in an irritating form of French. With French version of Hollywood ending. JM does JM in French.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/15/25

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Saxone A

I have a feeling that the audience reviews, all in English, are shared between those who don't speak French and those who do. The non French speakers are a little kinder to this than the French speakers. If you speak French, avoid this film like the plague. The awful accents, the English speaking to each other in French even in London, all make for a cringe fest. But even without the language icks, the story makes little sense, the characters do not seem real, they do stupid things and the ending is entirely unconvincing. Over 2 hours wasted hoping for it to get better (it didn't). Don't bother.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/25

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Samim A

It's an unbearable film. Under the pretext of denouncing Anglo-French clichés, it falls into even worse ones. Thin plot, thin characters, and above all, Malkovich speaking French (even in England—why?) is ridiculous. The poor noblewoman living in a château but struggling to make ends meet, and the poor "Entrepreneur of the Year" who becomes a butler... How could two great actors like Malkovich and Ardant fall into such a trap? Avoid at all costs.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/05/25

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clodagh w

Heart-warming story, beautiful shots of a chateau, great French actors, but why oh why did Malkovich speak French the whole time?!?!?! It was so bad that I almost left on various occasions because it felt like I was in my high-school French class where a student was attempting to read out loud and torturing the French language! I wanted to throw something at the screen to shut him up. He even spoke out loud to HIMSELF in French AND to the cat?! I really wish they had hired a French actor who knew the 2 lines that were spoken in English.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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Gilles Legardinier

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John Malkovich

Andrew Blake

Fanny Ardant

Nathalie

Philippe Bas

Magnier

Émilie Dequenne

Odile

Eugenie Anselin

Manon

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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