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It Boy

It Boy

Comedy · 2013

38-year-old Alice has everything to become the next editor-in-chief of Rebelle magazine except for her uptight image. But when the young and charming Balthazar, barely 20, crosses Alice's path, she realizes that he holds the key to her promotion.

Movie details

It Boy

2013 Comedy 1h 32m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.3 / 10

13.6K votes

TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

38-year-old Alice has everything to become the next editor-in-chief of Rebelle magazine except for her uptight image. But when the young and charming Balthazar, barely 20, crosses Alice's path, she realizes that he holds the key to her promotion.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over It Boy?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David Moreau

Written by

Amro Hamzawi · David Moreau

Virginie Efira

Virginie Efira

Alice Lantins

Pierre Niney

Pierre Niney

Balthazar Apfel

Gilles Cohen

Gilles Cohen

Vincent Khan

Amélie Glenn

Amélie Glenn

Lise Duchêne

Charles Berling

Charles Berling

Luc Apfel

Michaël Abiteboul

Michaël Abiteboul

Simon Meyer

Camille Japy

Camille Japy

Elisabeth Lantins

Court is in session

Put It Boy on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

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.