Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- broad
- comedy night
- french cinema night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Godefroy and Jacquouille are displaced into revolutionary France, where aristocratic descendants and revolutionary heirs embody opposing values.
The Reign of Terror, Robespierre, confiscated aristocratic wealth, and revolutionary politics provide the film's historical comic framework.
Godefroy's noble descendants face dispossession while descendants of Jacquouille become enthusiastic revolutionaries.
The protagonists are trapped in labyrinths of time and repeatedly hurtled into the revolutionary epoch.
Films like The Visitors: Bastille Day, and why
The Visitors
time travel comedy blending historical culture clash with broad physical humor
Les Visiteurs II: The Corridors of Time
comic time travel premise with characters disrupting a politically charged historical era
La Folie des grandeurs
broad historical farce centered on aristocratic characters and revolutionary upheaval
The Dinner Game
French ensemble comedy using anachronism, social satire, and exaggerated class conflict
Movie Details
- Director
- Jean-Marie Poiré
- Release Date
- 2016-03-23
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 4.2 / 10 (733)
Cast
- Jean Reno
- Christian Clavier
- Franck Dubosc
- Karin Viard
- Sylvie Testud
- Marie-Anne Chazel
- Ary Abittan
- Alex Lutz
- Pascal N'Zonzi
- Nicolas Vaude
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- France Channel Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Visitors: Bastille Day about?
- A medieval nobleman and his loyal servant collide with revolutionary descendants and the chaos of the Reign of Terror in a broad French time-travel farce.
- What is The Visitors: Bastille Day like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Visitors: Bastille Day as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Visitors: Bastille Day violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Visitors: Bastille Day as mild.
- Which films are like The Visitors: Bastille Day?
- Films with a similar feel include The Visitors, Les Visiteurs II: The Corridors of Time, La Folie des grandeurs, and The Dinner Game.
- How long is The Visitors: Bastille Day?
- The Visitors: Bastille Day runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Visitors: Bastille Day?
- In United States, The Visitors: Bastille Day streams on France Channel Amazon Channel.
