Smaïn

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Smaïn

Born January 3, 1958 · Constantine, France [now Algeria] (age 68)

Smaïn (born Smaïn Fairouze, on January 3, 1958 in Constantine, Algeria) is a French comedian, humorist, writer, actor and director of Algerian descent. Born in 1958 in Constantine, Algeria, to an unknown father and mother, Smaïn Fairouze was taken in by the children's ward of the civil hospital. In 1960, brought back to France by an administrative assistant, he joined his foster family. His adopt…

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Poor Richard!Poor Richard! · 2013
Poor Richard!
4.92013
MovieComedy
It is in a small popular district that the pot of the Eurogagnant, 124 million euros, is won - But who is the lucky winner?
The Telephone Always Rings TwiceThe Telephone Always Rings Twice · 1985
The Telephone Always Rings Twice
5.51985
MovieComedy
Marc Elbichon, a novice private sleuth, is investigating a wave of assassinations bearing a particular characteristic: the perpetrator, dubbed the "telephone killer" always strangles his female victims with a telephone cord.
Old SchoolOld School · 2000
Old School
4.52000
MovieComedyCrime
In this mock documentary, television journalist Christie and her camera crew trace the history and nefarious exploits of the new terrors of the French criminal underworld. The "Old School" Gang are four young men who grew up in the same orphanage; led by Letiole, they affect outlandish mid-'70s fashions and a retro-gangster/neo-blaxploitation persona as they rob, loot, and shoot their way through the seamy underbelly of Paris.
Recto/VersoRecto/Verso · 1999
Recto/Verso
3.31999
MovieComedy
Riddled with debts after having been unfairly fired from his job, a star TV presenter—and inveterate womanizer—passes as a homosexual in order to get a job on a gay TV channel. While some people use the casting couch to succeed, he is determined to succeed without the couch. That's why he decides to present his cousin, a rather naive karaoke fan, as his boyfriend.
The Car KeysThe Car Keys · 2003
The Car Keys
5.22003
MovieComedy
Who would think losing car keys could lead us that far ? Be careful, adventure is on every street corner...
One Can Always DreamOne Can Always Dream · 1991
One Can Always Dream
5.81991
MovieComedy
A billionaire Charles de Boisleve becomes a friend of a petty criminal Rachid after two of them meet in the supermarket.
WackoWacko · 1994
Wacko
6.01994
MovieComedy
An anthology movie comprising four weird stories. Like the Twilight Zone movie but strictly played for laughs. There’s a bit of everything, car explosions, french debauchery, serial-killers, crazy broads, silly humor and naughty language…
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des EnfoirésLes Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés · 1997
Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
6.01997
MovieMusicDocumentary

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The Big BrotherThe Big Brother · 1982
The Big Brother
6.11982
MovieCrime
The plot in this story weaves around like a New Year's reveler at four in the morning, heading first in one direction and then in another, with the intention of going home if things would just stop moving. Bernard (Gerard Depardieu) is a doctor whose Hippocratic oath was a hypocritic failure -- the not-so-good doctor kills his wife because she is having an affair, and he kills her lover too. Then he joins the French Foreign Legion. On his way to the former French colonies in Africa, the plane he is in crashes, and Rossi, a "friend" on the plane with some overweight in carry-on money, shoots Bernard and takes off, leaving him for dead. He is nursed back to life and health by friendly villagers and just his luck, he not only manages to make his fortune in Africa, he also nabs a French passport from a dying man who will clearly not need it anymore unless the Pearly Gates have a French guard.

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