Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- awkward
- sunlit
- witty
- summer evening
- relationship drama night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Seventeen-year-old Louna seduces her father's older friend Laurent, creating the film's central moral and emotional conflict.
Louna confides in Antoine without naming her lover, prompting him to investigate the man's identity.
The vacation in Corsica provides a sunlit holiday backdrop for secrecy, desire, and betrayal between old friends and their daughters.
The film combines sexual secrecy and threatened friendship with comic discovery and vacation-romance conventions.
Films like One Wild Moment, and why
A Summer's Tale
shared vacation setting, age-gap romance, family tension, and bittersweet comedy-drama tone
The Swimming Pool
shared seaside atmosphere, romantic entanglements, emotional restraint, and conversational relationship drama
The Reader
shared older man younger woman relationship, moral discomfort, and sophisticated romantic drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Jean-François Richet
- Release Date
- 2015-06-24
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (1088)
Cast
- Vincent Cassel
- François Cluzet
- Alice Isaaz
- Lola Le Lann
- Philippe Nahon
- Annelise Hesme
- Louka Meliava
- Noémie Merlant
- Romain Apelbaum
- François Bergoin
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 One Wild Moment about?
- During a Corsican holiday, a teenage girl's secret affair with her father's friend turns an old friendship into a tense, morally fraught romantic comedy-drama.
- What is One Wild Moment like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of One Wild Moment as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is One Wild Moment violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in One Wild Moment.
- Which films are like One Wild Moment?
- Films with a similar feel include A Summer's Tale, The Swimming Pool, and The Reader.
- How long is One Wild Moment?
- One Wild Moment runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch One Wild Moment?
- In United States, One Wild Moment is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
