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How to Make a Killing
Comedy · Thriller · Crime · 2025
Michel and Cathy, wed for longer than they can remember, lead a quiet but monotonous life in the mountains. When a bear bursts out in front of Michel’s car, accidentally killing two drug dealers and revealing a €2 million loot in the process, their life takes an unpredictable turn, especially when they decide to cover up the incident and keep the money! But their plan leads them to stumble upon an unexplained trail of dead bodies. More used to being honest than crooked, Michel and Cathy’s clumsy cover-up efforts soon put an interfering inspector hot on their trail.
Movie details
How to Make a Killing
“Wild is the right word.”
2025 Comedy · Thriller · Crime 1h 53m
Critical arithmetic
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Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
Michel and Cathy, wed for longer than they can remember, lead a quiet but monotonous life in the mountains. When a bear bursts out in front of Michel’s car, accidentally killing two drug dealers and revealing a €2 million loot in the process, their life takes an unpredictable turn, especially when they decide to cover up the incident and keep the money! But their plan leads them to stumble upon an unexplained trail of dead bodies. More used to being honest than crooked, Michel and Cathy’s clumsy cover-up efforts soon put an interfering inspector hot on their trail.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over How to Make a Killing?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Franck Dubosc
Written by
Franck Dubosc · Sarah Kaminsky
Franck Dubosc
Michel
Laure Calamy
Cathy
Benoît Poelvoorde
Major Roland Bodin
Joséphine de Meaux
Florence
Kim Higelin
Blanche Bodin
Mehdi Meskar
Samy
Emmanuelle Devos
Sabine
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Put How to Make a Killing on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.