L'outremangeur

2003Movie⏱️ 1h 30m

CrimeDrama

⭐ 6.1

IMDB Rating

502 votes

An obese Police Inspector traumatized by a childhood incident falls in love with a murder suspect.

Director

Thierry Binisti

Writers

Tonino Benacquista, Thierry Binisti, Jacques Ferrandez

Stars

Éric Cantona, Rachida Brakni, Caroline Silhol

Release Date

July 16, 2003

Language

French

Country

France

💬 6

Reviews

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Éric Cantona

as Le commissaire Séléna

Rachida Brakni

as Elsa

Caroline Silhol

as Anne Lachaume

Richard Bohringer

as Émile Lachaume

Jocelyn Quivrin

as Marc Brisset

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Jean-Michel Noirey

as Benoît Collet

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Hubert Saint-Macary

as Le juge Salabert

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Valérie Messas

as Clara Gauthier

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Lucien Jean-Baptiste

as Le légiste

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Richard Guedj

as Le médecin de l'hôpital

💰 Box Office

$440,634

Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Sound

Dolby

Color

Production

Film Par Film, TF1 Films Production, TPS Star

🏷️ Keywords

based on franco belgian comic bookmarseille francelovepolicemurder

🎯 Categories

FrenchCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Entertaining, Thought Provoking Movie

by artblose • 2003-09-03

9/10

"I am an admitted sucker for good French cinema, and this movie works on so many levels, I will be annoying friends for months praising this film's attributes. This movie works as a murder mystery, love story, and character study. Eric Cantona (he's a sports star of some sort over there) is amazingly dignified and repressed as the police inspector with the magic touch, coupled with his dysfunctional eating habits and personal life. Rachida Brakni (fresh off her glorious performance in "Chaos"), lights up the screen as the potential killer/object of the commissioner's d..."