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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 43 m

Summary She lives with her son and her husband in a well-to-do apartment opposite the chic Luxembourg gardens… He lives alone with his son in the back of a van. She is the director of a prestigious contemporary art foundation… He lives off odd jobs and social security benefits. She graduated after 7 years at university… He almost spent 7 years b...

Directed By: Anne Fontaine

Written By: Nicolas Mercier, Anne Fontaine

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 43 m

My Worst Nightmare

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
52
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary She lives with her son and her husband in a well-to-do apartment opposite the chic Luxembourg gardens… He lives alone with his son in the back of a van. She is the director of a prestigious contemporary art foundation… He lives off odd jobs and social security benefits. She graduated after 7 years at university… He almost spent 7 years b...

Directed By: Anne Fontaine

Written By: Nicolas Mercier, Anne Fontaine

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
52
50% Positive
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38% Mixed
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13% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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75
Sep 2, 2013
Huppert, Poelvoorde and Dussullier are experts all.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 19, 2012
No one loves a broad comedy like the French, but Gallic touches of restraint tend to keep such light entertainment pleasing rather than blundering.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 17, 2012
The hilarity of the film creeps up slowly and from every angle, not through the facile immediacy of short-lived laughter.
By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW
50
Dec 31, 2012
The first half of My Worst Nightmare contains some of the best comedy and the biggest laughs of the season, and the second half ... eh.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 17, 2012
Whether this is an argument for or against marriage probably depends on the viewer's own experience.
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40
Oct 16, 2012
Huppert fans have long been tolerant of her hit-and-miss filmography, and while her double act with the rubber-faced Poelvoorde provides a few well-played scenes-two words: horsey rides-it's not enough to liven up a trite story of loosening up.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
30
Oct 18, 2012
Its tepid satire of art world pretensions culminates with a visual dirty joke that is mildly amusing but still not worth the wait.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Ciné@, Maison de Cinema, F.B. Productions, Pathé, M6 Films, Entre Chien et Loup, Artémis Productions, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), Belgacom, Canal+, Ciné+, M6, Tax Shelter Film Funding, Casa Kafka Pictures, Casa Kafka Pictures Movie Tax Shelter Empowered by Dexia, CinéCinéma
Release Date Oct 19, 2012
Duration 1 h 43 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.monpirecauchemar-lefilm.com/
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