Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- sardonic
- provocative
- arthouse cinema night
- provocative film discussion
What critics said
Critics broadly regard Bertrand Blier's debut as fresh, outrageous, darkly funny, and stylistically assured, while sharply divided over its misogynistic and degrading treatment of women.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film combines sexual fantasy, harassment, criminality, and deadpan comic momentum.
Jean-Claude and Pierrot repeatedly flee consequences while moving through encounters, thefts, and sexual exploits.
The film presents Jean-Claude and Pierrot as sexual chauvinists and frames their behavior as both seductive and degrading.
Critical reception repeatedly identifies the film's palpable hostility toward women alongside its era-specific sexual rebellion.
Films like Going Places, and why
Weekend
shared anarchic comedy, sexual provocation, and anti bourgeois transgression
Last Tango in Paris
shared erotic farce, male fantasy, and morally abrasive comic tone
Thelma & Louise
shared road movie structure, criminal antiheroes, and bleakly comic freedom seeking
Breathless
shared buddy criminality, countercultural energy, and provocative French cinema style
Movie Details
- Director
- Bertrand Blier
- Release Date
- 1974-03-20
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (505)
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu
- Miou-Miou
- Patrick Dewaere
- Jeanne Moreau
- Christian Alers
- Brigitte Fossey
- Michel Peyrelon
- Gérard Boucaron
- Jacques Chailleux
- Eva Damien
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Going Places about?
- Two impulsive French drifters and a pleasure-seeking hairdresser turn criminal freedom and sexual fantasy into an uproarious, deeply troubling road odyssey.
- What is Going Places like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Going Places as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Going Places violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Going Places as moderate.
- What did critics think of Going Places?
- Critics broadly regard Bertrand Blier's debut as fresh, outrageous, darkly funny, and stylistically assured, while sharply divided over its misogynistic and degrading treatment of women.
- Which films are like Going Places?
- Films with a similar feel include Weekend, Last Tango in Paris, Thelma & Louise, and Breathless.
- How long is Going Places?
- Going Places runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch Going Places?
- In United States, Going Places is available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
