Overview
A love story that spans decades, revealing the complexities of a lifelong partnership.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- volatile
- melancholic
- date night
- french cinema evening
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film fast-paced and gripping, while divided reactions emphasized its self-indulgent style and deliberate manipulation of audience expectations.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sarah and Victor sustain a decades-long partnership defined by affection, ambition, secrets, and antagonism.
Sarah's account of her life with celebrated writer Victor continually challenges the image of him as the central author of their shared odyssey.
Victor is a French writer whose public career and private relationship form the film's biographical-fiction framework.
The couple's relationship is followed across more than forty-five years, from youthful attraction through an established shared life.
Films like Mr & Mme Adelman, and why
The Worst Person in the World
intergenerational romantic drama blending wit, memory, marital conflict, and shifting perspectives
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby
sharp, bittersweet examination of a long relationship through literary ambition and emotional volatility
Love Me If You Dare
french romantic dramedy centered on a complicated couple, self-invention, and comic relationship warfare
A Very Long Engagement
decades-spanning love story using theatrical humor, secrets, and retrospective storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Nicolas Bedos
- Release Date
- 2017-03-08
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (473)
Cast
- Nicolas Bedos
- Doria Tillier
- Denis Podalydès
- Pierre Arditi
- Zabou Breitman
- Julien Boisselier
- Antoine Gouy
- Christiane Millet
- Lola Bessis
- Jean-Pierre Lorit
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- OVID
- 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 Mr & Mme Adelman about?
- A French couple’s forty-five-year love story becomes a witty, volatile duel over authorship, ambition, and whose version of their life deserves to be believed.
- What is Mr & Mme Adelman like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mr & Mme Adelman as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Mr & Mme Adelman violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Mr & Mme Adelman as mild.
- What did critics think of Mr & Mme Adelman?
- Critics broadly found the film fast-paced and gripping, while divided reactions emphasized its self-indulgent style and deliberate manipulation of audience expectations.
- Which films are like Mr & Mme Adelman?
- Films with a similar feel include The Worst Person in the World, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, Love Me If You Dare, and A Very Long Engagement.
- How long is Mr & Mme Adelman?
- Mr & Mme Adelman runs 120 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mr & Mme Adelman?
- In United States, Mr & Mme Adelman streams on OVID.
