Dead Weight
A prison guard and his criminal charge are hurled into a riotous African rally chase over a winning ticket and an old enemy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- witty
- chaotic
- lazy sunday
- group movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Francis Reggio is a prison guard forced into an adventure with incarcerated criminal Gérard Moltès.
The pursuit of a winning ticket sends the protagonists toward Africa and the rally.
Moltes and Reggio compete in an African rally while being chased by Moltes’s sworn enemy, the Turk.
The premise begins in a prison setting before moving into an African rally and large-scale chase adventure.
Films like Dead Weight, and why
Taxi
broad physical comedy, mismatched partners, and chaotic criminal adventure
Wasabi
fast-paced buddy comedy driven by crime, pursuit, and exaggerated action
The Visitors
irreverent french action comedy combining unlikely allies with an international chase
Movie Details
- Directors
- Frédéric Forestier, Alain Berbérian
- Release Date
- 2002-04-10
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (413)
Cast
- Benoît Poelvoorde
- Gérard Lanvin
- José Garcia
- Djimon Hounsou
- Rossy de Palma
- Jean Benguigui
- Gary Tiplady
- Gérard Darmon
- Stomy Bugsy
- Marco Prince
Common questions
- What is Dead Weight about?
- A prison guard and his criminal charge are hurled into a riotous African rally chase over a winning ticket and an old enemy.
- What is Dead Weight like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dead Weight as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Dead Weight violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Dead Weight as mild.
- Which films are like Dead Weight?
- Films with a similar feel include Taxi, Wasabi, and The Visitors.
- How long is Dead Weight?
- Dead Weight runs 107 minutes.
