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The Bet

The Bet

Comedy · 1997

Two rival "brothers-in-law" make a bet that they can stop smoking for 2 weeks. But, it's just not that easy...

Movie details

The Bet

“They said they'd do it.Unfortunately, they did!”

1997 Comedy 1h 40m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

Two rival "brothers-in-law" make a bet that they can stop smoking for 2 weeks. But, it's just not that easy...

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Didier Bourdon · Bernard Campan

Written by

Bernard Campan · Didier Bourdon

Didier Bourdon

Didier Bourdon

Didier

Bernard Campan

Bernard Campan

Bernard

Isabelle Ferron

Isabelle Ferron

Murielle

I

Isabel Otero

Victoria

Hélène Surgère

Hélène Surgère

Mme Ramirez

K

Kelly Lawson

Elodie

Roger Ibáñez

Roger Ibáñez

Vicente Ramirez

Court is in session

Put The Bet 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 Cool Ironist

“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.