Coup de Chance

PG-13

Released Apr 5

1h 36m

Mystery & Thriller

Romance

Drama

Comedy

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82 Reviews

79%

Audience Score

50+ Ratings

COUP DE CHANCE is about the important role chance and luck play in our lives. Fanny (Lou de Laâge) and Jean (Melvil Poupaud) look like the ideal married couple -- they're both professionally accomplished, they live in a gorgeous apartment in an exclusive neighborhood of Paris, and they seem to be in love just as much as they were when they first met. But when Fanny accidentally bumps into Alain (Niels Schneider), a former high school classmate, she's swept off her feet. They soon see each other again and get closer and closer....

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Critics Consensus

Woody Allen's 50th film, Coup de Chance adds yet another creative rebound to the writer-director's oeuvre with a charming thriller that makes up in wit what it lacks in surprises.

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Ty Burr

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It is of a piece with Woody’s late-life output, a tale of coincidence, chance, and murder that charms at its best and at its worst evaporates upon contact with your eyeballs.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 10, 2024

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Natalia Winkelman

Boston Globe

The film’s closing is abrupt and maybe too tidy, but “Coup de Chance” is still a clever little thriller. It displays an admirable economy of storytelling, and its jazz-heavy soundtrack helps maintain a jaunty mood.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 24, 2024

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Peter Travers

ABC News

This French bonbon, Woody Allen’s best reviewed film in years, is no career landmark. But its blend of humor and homicide shows Allen, 88, still moving forward, creating the kind of film he made his name on, the kind that makes you laugh till it hurts.

Apr 19, 2024

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Ray Pride

Newcity

Allen’s actors all seem to be in their own movies, if not on different planets... moral statements spoken aloud are the movie equivalent of restless leg syndrome... Limber framing and assertive Steadicam [capture] a range of lighting palettes by Storaro.

Rated: 7/10

Jul 4, 2024

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Right up until its not-entirely-unexpected ending, the notion of chance is hammered so noisily at every turn that it’s a wonder a Greek chorus wasn’t added to guild the lily.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 5, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

While classic (Woody) Allen hallmarks can be seen throughout, “Coup de Chance” also emanates a beguiling freshness that not only distinguishes it from the filmmaker’s recent efforts, but from much of what passes for adult dramedies today.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 4, 2024

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Marsha

A good quintessential Woody Allen film though not as good as some of his best movies. Creative, atmospheric, and good music.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/26/24

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Kathy L

I wanted to like this movie but hardy any Paris scenery, all subtitles, no real development of feeling for the affair to get together, not enough character development so you cared for any of them either way. Unfortunately just passed the time lots of streaming shows are tons better then this trip to the movie theater.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/05/24

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Joel

Good plot, characters and dialog, but TERRIBLE translations killed it. French speakers I know laughed out loud and often at spots where we just scratched our heads.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Adrianne W

Delightful little movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Joyce H

Great cast ensemble, gorgeous cinematography, iconic Allen-esgue screenplay, love the jazz sound score.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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Lenore B

Excellent. Best film Woody Allen has ever made. Wonderful mystery

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/20/24

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Synopsis

COUP DE CHANCE is about the important role chance and luck play in our lives. Fanny (Lou de Laâge) and Jean (Melvil Poupaud) look like the ideal married couple -- they're both professionally accomplished, they live in a gorgeous apartment in an exclusive neighborhood of Paris, and they seem to be in love just as much as they were when they first met. But when Fanny accidentally bumps into Alain (Niels Schneider), a former high school classmate, she's swept off her feet. They soon see each other again and get closer and closer....

Director: Woody Allen
Producer: Erika Aronson, Letty Aronson, Raphaël Benoliel, Helen Robin
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Distributor: MPI International
Production Co: Gravier Productions, Dippermouth, Perdido Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Suggestive Material|Some Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Romance, Drama, Comedy
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 5, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 12, 2024
Runtime: 1h 36m

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