Overview
A couple's romantic getaway turns into a comedic disaster filled with cultural clashes and unexpected challenges.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- candid
- neurotic
- date night
- francophile movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Julie Delpy's smart, candid, and unconventional relationship comedy, especially its original characters and hard-headed treatment of intercultural intimacy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Marion and Jack repeatedly argue over sex, jealousy, national habits, and the meaning of commitment, with neither partner receiving a simplistic moral victory.
Jack's American anxieties confront Marion's French family, former lovers, language environment, and ideas about sexuality and privacy.
The couple's arguments include frank concerns about sex, French condoms, former partners, and whether intimacy can be recovered.
The hoped-for European vacation is undermined by illness, family intrusions, ex-boyfriends, and Jack's obsessive sightseeing habits.
Films like 2 Days in Paris, and why
Before Sunrise
intimate, talk-driven relationship drama with cosmopolitan French-American characters and romantic ambivalence
Before Sunset
witty examination of romance, cultural difference, and long-term couple dynamics through extended conversation
Annie Hall
sharp, neurotic relationship comedy centered on infidelity, gender tensions, and urban European culture
Aimee & Jaguar
observational romantic comedy using travel, family friction, and cultural misunderstandings to probe intimacy
Movie Details
- Director
- Julie Delpy
- Release Date
- 2007-02-09
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (438)
Cast
- Julie Delpy
- Adam Goldberg
- Daniel Brühl
- Adan Jodorowsky
- Alexandre Nahon
- Albert Delpy
- Alexia Landeau
- Vanessa Seward
- Marie Pillet
- Charlotte Maury-Sentier
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is 2 Days in Paris about?
- A candid, quarrelsome Paris vacation turns an intercultural couple’s romantic getaway into a comic stress test of desire, jealousy, and compatibility.
- What is 2 Days in Paris like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 2 Days in Paris as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is 2 Days in Paris violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in 2 Days in Paris.
- What did critics think of 2 Days in Paris?
- Critics broadly praised Julie Delpy's smart, candid, and unconventional relationship comedy, especially its original characters and hard-headed treatment of intercultural intimacy.
- Which films are like 2 Days in Paris?
- Films with a similar feel include Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Annie Hall, and Aimee & Jaguar.
- How long is 2 Days in Paris?
- 2 Days in Paris runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch 2 Days in Paris?
- In United States, 2 Days in Paris is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Fandango At Home.
