Overview
A writer's quest for success turns into a nightmare when a blackmailer threatens to expose his secrets.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- paranoid
- tense
- brooding
- late night thriller viewing
- rainy day suspense
What critics said
The available aggregate reception signals indicate strong critical approval of this tightly constructed dramatic thriller.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mathieu Vasseur gains fame through a shortcut that turns literary success into an elaborate false identity.
A blackmailer systematically threatens to unravel Mathieu’s public reputation and private security.
Mathieu’s desire for literary fame drives the central deception and places his apparently perfect life under threat.
The premise pivots on the contrast between Mathieu’s idealized success and the hidden misconduct exposed by the blackmailer.
Films like A Perfect Man, and why
The Talented Mr. Ripley
shared themes of literary ambition, identity fraud, moral compromise, and escalating psychological suspense
Secret Window
shared thriller structure centered on stolen authorship, deception, and the collapse of an aspirational identity
Swimming Pool
shared dark examination of artistic ambition, self-invention, and destructive consequences within a suspenseful drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Yann Gozlan
- Release Date
- 2015-03-18
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (707)
Cast
- Pierre Niney
- Ana Girardot
- André Marcon
- Valéria Cavalli
- Thibault Vinçon
- Marc Barbé
- Sacha Mijovic
- Éric Savin
- Luc Antoni
- Soria Moufakkir
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- France Channel Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Perfect Man about?
- A desperate French writer’s stolen path to literary fame becomes a tightening trap when an unknown blackmailer targets the life he built on deception.
- What is A Perfect Man like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Perfect Man as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is A Perfect Man violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in A Perfect Man.
- What did critics think of A Perfect Man?
- The available aggregate reception signals indicate strong critical approval of this tightly constructed dramatic thriller.
- Which films are like A Perfect Man?
- Films with a similar feel include The Talented Mr. Ripley, Secret Window, and Swimming Pool.
- How long is A Perfect Man?
- A Perfect Man runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Perfect Man?
- In United States, A Perfect Man streams on France Channel Amazon Channel.
