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Passport to Paris

Passport to Paris

Comedy · Family · 1999

Sent to Paris to visit their grandfather, the twins fall in love with France, not to mention two French boys.

Movie details

Passport to Paris

1999 Comedy · Family 1h 27m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

Sent to Paris to visit their grandfather, the twins fall in love with France, not to mention two French boys.

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

Alan Metter

Written by

Craig Shapiro · Elizabeth Kruger

Mary-Kate Olsen

Mary-Kate Olsen

Melanie Porter

Ashley Olsen

Ashley Olsen

Allyson Porter

Peter White

Peter White

Grandpa Edward

Matt Winston

Matt Winston

Jeremy Bluff

Yvonne Sciò

Yvonne Sciò

Brigitte

Brocker Way

Brocker Way

Jean

Ethan Peck

Ethan Peck

Michel

Court is in session

Put Passport to Paris on trial.

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

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.