J'invente rien

J'invente rien

Not easy to be a genius!

2006 · 87 min · ★ 5.1 · Comedy

Paul has no specific life goal, and Mathilde, who provides for their household, despairs that he can find one. If he continues like this, she may well drop him. So Paul thinks he's got to invent something.

Directed by Michel Leclerc

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Rent or Buy

Apple TV Store

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 7m together

J'invente rien

The Names of Love

Both from Michel Leclerc.

More from Michel LeclercSee all →

Pingouin & Goéland et leurs 500 petitsPingouin & Goéland et leurs 500 petits · 2020
Pingouin & Goéland et leurs 500 petits
★ 7.52020
MovieDocumentary
It is the story of a couple who could not have children and who had hundreds. This is the story of Yvonne and Roger Hagnauer, whom everyone called Goéland et Pingouin. It is the story of intellectuals, anarchists, pacifists, trade unionists, feminists. This is the story of a couple of resistance fighters that some wanted to believe were collaborators. This is the story of the Sèvres children's home, a unique experience of freedom, education and openness to the world. And that's a bit of my story, since my mother, saved by this couple, spent in this house all her childhood.
The Names of LoveThe Names of Love · 2010
The Names of Love
★ 7.22010
MovieDramaComedy
Bahia Benmahmoud, a free-spirited young woman, has a particular way of seeing political engagement, as she doesn't hesitate to sleep with those who don't agree with her to convert them to her cause - which is a lot of people, as all right-leaning people are concerned. Generally, it works pretty well. Until the day she meets Arthur Martin, a discreet forty-something who doesn't like taking risks. She imagines that with a name like that, he's got to be slightly fascist. But names are deceitful and appearances deceiving.
The In(famous) Youssef SalemThe In(famous) Youssef Salem · 2023
The In(famous) Youssef Salem
★ 6.42023
MovieComedy
Youssef Salem, 45, has always managed to miss his writing career. But the trouble begins when his new novel becomes a success because Youssef couldn't help but be inspired by his own, for better or worse. He must now avoid at all costs that his book falls into the hands of his family.
Just to Be SureJust to Be Sure · 2017
Just to Be Sure
★ 6.42017
MovieDramaComedy
Erwan, a strapping Breton who clears mines for a living, is shaken when he discovers that his father is not his father. Despite his affection for the man who raised him, he quietly sets out to find his biological father, and succeeds in locating Joseph, an endearing old codger he takes a liking to. Just when things look settled, another unexpected “bomb” hits Erwan in the form of Anna, an elusive nymph.
The Very Private Life of Mister SimThe Very Private Life of Mister Sim · 2015
The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
★ 6.02015
MovieComedyDrama
Mister Sim is of no concern whatsoever. At least, this is what he thinks about himself. His wife has left him, his job has left him, and when goes to see his father in a remote part of Italy, not even Dad has the time to have lunch with him. He then receives an unexpected offer: to travel through France selling toothbrushes that will "revolutionize oral-dental hygiene." He takes advantage of the job to catch up with people from his childhood, to meet the first big love of his life, along with his daughter, and to make amazing discoveries and, in so doing, rediscover himself.
Fais pas ci, fais pas ça : Y aura-t-il Noël à Noël ?Fais pas ci, fais pas ça : Y aura-t-il Noël à Noël ? · 2020
Fais pas ci, fais pas ça : Y aura-t-il Noël à Noël ?
★ 6.02020
MovieComedy
Les Chimères des ŠvankmajerLes Chimères des Švankmajer · 2001
Les Chimères des Švankmajer
★ 6.02001
MovieDocumentary
An in depth look at both of the Švankmajers as they work on the full length film "Little Otik".
Battle of the ClassesBattle of the Classes · 2019
Battle of the Classes
★ 5.82019
MovieComedy
As everyone knows, children make no difference between social classes, skin colors or religions. But then why does Corentin, Paul and Sofia's nine-year-old son, only have friends like him at Bagnolet's school? And when his friends all leave for a private school in Paris, his parents are frightened. From now on, Corentin is the only one in his class. But the only what?
Not All Men, But...Not All Men, But... · 2025
Not All Men, But...
★ 5.72025
MovieComedyDrama
Simone, a cop with conservative ideas, infiltrates a feminist collective. However, her cover is thin. To divert attention and get out of this bad situation, Simone finds nothing better than to randomly accuse a man of having raped her.
Le Grand BazarLe Grand Bazar · 2019
Le Grand Bazar
★ 5.52019
SeriesComedy
Not My TypeNot My Type · 2022
Not My Type
★ 5.42022
MovieComedy
Marcia, a classy young Parisian singer, is recording an album with her idol Daredjane, a '70s rock icon. When Daredjane dies accidentally, Marcia needs to get approval from Daredjane's rights-holder, Anthony, a suburban market vendor in his thirties, to release their album. But Anthony never liked his distant relative, let alone her music. Their two worlds clash between good and bad taste, sophistication and rudeness, sincerity and lies. Unless love gets in the way...
I'm All YoursI'm All Yours · 2015
I'm All Yours
★ 5.42015
MovieDramaComedy
Charming thirty-year-old Hanna Belkacem has inherited the gene from her parents: she is unable to say no. And as she is the Director of Human resources of a big firm such infirmity is not without its problems, particularly when she has to fire someone. The only solution she has found to be forgiven is to... get l* with the men she lays off!
Pirate TVPirate TV · 2012
Pirate TV
★ 5.42012
MovieComedy
It all began when camcorders replaced cameras. Making TV programs then became within everyone's reach. Jean-Lou, Yasmina, Victor, Clara, Adonis, and the others didn't only want to create their own television channel, they above all wanted to make a revolution. Thus Télé Gaucho was born, as anarchic and provocative as the main channels were conformist and reactionary. Five years of mayhem, brutal pirate TV demonstrations, drunken parties, and thwarted love.. And that was my idyllic interlude.
Molière, Cyrano and the Young KingMolière, Cyrano and the Young King · 2026
Molière, Cyrano and the Young King
★ 5.22026
MovieComedyDrama
During the Paris rebellion, young Louis XIV must be hidden from danger and is secretly replaced at court by a look-alike. Entrusted to the musketeer-poet Cyrano de Bergerac, Louis is sheltered within Madeleine Béjart’s traveling theater troupe, where the actor and aspiring playwright Molière has just joined – unaware their newest member is the future king of France. As Cyrano struggles to handle the arrogant and clumsy young king, he begins writing a bold play for the troupe. Molière, bursting with ideas, transforms the work with wit and heart, awakening his genius for comedy and deepening his secret feelings for Madeleine, while young Louis discovers the joy of theater and the power of friendship. But back in Paris, intrigue is brewing – can the young king return in time before the masquerade is revealed and embrace his true royal destiny?
In Mom's HeadIn Mom's Head · 2007
In Mom's Head
★ 5.12007
MovieComedy
Lulu's mother is depressed and has been as far back as she can remember, Lulu is determined to discover the truth behind her listlessness.
Musical ChairsMusical Chairs · 2015
Musical Chairs
★ 5.02015
MovieDramaComedy
Perrine, a single, slightly awkward musician, loves birthday parties. One day she accidentally causes a man to fall into a skip at the waste disposal centre. When she learns that he´s in a coma, the young woman tries everything to awaken himand starts to meddle in his life.

More Like This

Modern TimesModern Times · 1936
Modern Times
★ 8.31936
MovieComedyDrama
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...
The Lady EveThe Lady Eve · 1941
The Lady Eve
★ 7.31941
MovieComedyRomance
It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.
BanditsBandits · 2001
Bandits
★ 6.32001
MovieComedyCrime
After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated when they meet Kate, who runs into them with her car. She joins the bandits on their cross-country spree, and eventually she steals something, too: their hearts.
Back to the FutureBack to the Future · 1985
Back to the Future
★ 8.31985
MovieAdventureComedy
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
High FidelityHigh Fidelity · 2000
High Fidelity
★ 7.12000
MovieDramaComedy
After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".
ChicagoChicago · 2002
Chicago
★ 7.12002
MovieComedyCrime
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.
Fever PitchFever Pitch · 1997
Fever Pitch
★ 6.41997
MovieComedyRomance
A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth believes his long standing obsession with Arsenal serves him well. But then he meets Sarah. Their relationship develops in tandem with Arsenal's roller coaster fortunes in the football league, both leading to a nail biting climax.
Still CrazyStill Crazy · 1998
Still Crazy
★ 6.91998
MovieComedyMusic
In the 1970s, Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, internal tension and an ex front man dead from an overdose. Even their demise was glamorous; when lightning struck the stage during an outdoor festival. Twenty years on, these former rock gods they have now sunk deep into obscurity when the idea of a reunion tour is lodged in the head of Tony, former keyboard player of the Fruits. Tony sets out to find his former bandmates with the help of former manager Karen to see if they can recapture the magic and give themselves a second chance.
Party MonsterParty Monster · 2003
Party Monster
★ 5.82003
MovieComedyDrama
The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s was a world like no other. Into this candy-colored, mirror ball playground stepped Michael Alig, a wannabe from nowhere special. Under the watchful eye of veteran club kid James St. James, Alig quickly rose to the top... and there was no place to go but down.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter