Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- whimsical
- warm
- irreverent
- quirky movie night
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film entertaining and warmly eccentric, praising its distinctive Jeunet style, superb ensemble, and gentle comic atmosphere while noting it falls short of his strongest work.
What sets it apart
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The protagonists live among discarded machines and use handmade contraptions, automata, contortion, and human cannonball performance in their revenge scheme.
After Bazil loses his job and home, an eccentric junkyard community welcomes him and enthusiastically supports his campaign against weapons manufacturers.
Bazil and his companions construct a complex scheme to expose and undermine the two arms manufacturers whose weapons destroyed his life.
Critics describe the film as an animated masterpiece created with real people, reflecting its exaggerated performances, kinetic bodies, and whimsical staging.
Films like Micmacs, and why
Amélie
whimsical french comedy, eccentric found family, romanticized urban fantasy, and elaborate visual invention
Delicatessen
surreal comic tone, eccentric outsiders, handcrafted production design, and playful anti-authoritarian sabotage
The City of Lost Children
stylized ensemble comedy, inventive physical set pieces, and warm misfit solidarity
The Grand Budapest Hotel
eccentric collective schemes, absurdist humor, and cheerful resistance against powerful institutions
Movie Details
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Release Date
- 2009-10-28
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (687)
Cast
- Dany Boon
- Dominique Pinon
- André Dussollier
- Jean-Pierre Marielle
- Julie Ferrier
- Yolande Moreau
- Michel Crémadès
- Nicolas Marié
- Omar Sy
- Marie-Julie Baup
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Micmacs about?
- A wounded video clerk joins a flamboyant junkyard family to turn personal trauma into a wildly inventive campaign against arms dealers.
- What is Micmacs like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Micmacs as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Micmacs violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Micmacs as moderate.
- What did critics think of Micmacs?
- Critics broadly found the film entertaining and warmly eccentric, praising its distinctive Jeunet style, superb ensemble, and gentle comic atmosphere while noting it falls short of his strongest work.
- Which films are like Micmacs?
- Films with a similar feel include Amélie, Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children, and The Grand Budapest Hotel.
- How long is Micmacs?
- Micmacs runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Micmacs?
- In United States, Micmacs is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
