The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
User Score
7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 37 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 37
  3. Negative: 8 out of 37

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  1. JanineM
    Oct 1, 2007
    2
    Annoying and not funny. I kept waiting for it to build to something but it was all in vain. Notice how some big reviewers are missing from the Critic's reviews (New York Times, Chicago Tribune) I hope they will review this movie and send this stinker down a few notches into its rightful place.
  2. JohnR
    Dec 16, 2008
    2
    Quirky. Thought it would be more like mainstream British comedy. Instead it was artsy and disjointed. The author seems to have some deep personal issues that are being worked out on screen. There were a couple of funny scenes, but the movie overall is not recommended.
  3. GoP.
    May 17, 2006
    3
    Pre-TEN-tious! A movie made for film students, not normal people.

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Metascore
93 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Ella Taylor
    90
    In the nearly 30 years since the movie was released (it won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 1972), one forgets how falling-about-funny is this mad caper.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    Far from seeming dated, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie seems timelier than ever, downright prophetic, for that matter.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    67
    It seems pompous and scattershot now -- a tweaking of privileged European smugness that unfolds with a playful daisy-chain logic but has the tone of a quaint, doddering lecture.
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