Keep an Eye Out
A bewildered witness is trapped in a police interrogation where a dead body and increasingly irrational officers turn innocence into an absurd puzzle.
Overview
A surreal comedy where absurdity reigns as a man finds himself in a bizarre police interrogation after discovering a corpse.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- surreal
- deadpan
- late night comedy
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found Quentin Dupieux's tightly constructed absurdist black comedy inventive, amusing, and well served by its eccentric performances, while noting that its bizarre events prioritize comic orchestration over substantial narrative development.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Louis is held and questioned by Commissioner Buron inside an increasingly bizarre police investigation.
The corpse, accidental death, and police misconduct are presented through matter-of-fact performances and surreal comic escalation.
Louis faces Commissioner Buron and other policemen whose interrogation methods and behavior make innocence nearly impossible to demonstrate.
The police-station setting and limited locations foreground theatrical blocking, dialogue, and performer interactions.
Films like Keep an Eye Out, and why
The Trouble with Harry
shared absurdist humor, surreal police investigation, and tightly staged comic tension
The Lobster
shared deadpan absurdity, eccentric characters, and escalating dark comedy
Delicatessen
shared surreal comic logic, off-kilter performances, and macabre farce
Movie Details
- Director
- Quentin Dupieux
- Release Date
- 2018-07-04
- Runtime
- 73 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (655)
Cast
- Benoît Poelvoorde
- Grégoire Ludig
- Marc Fraize
- Anaïs Demoustier
- Philippe Duquesne
- Jacky Lambert
- Orelsan
- Vincent Grass
- Jeanne Rosa
- Nahel Ange
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, OVID, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, 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 Keep an Eye Out about?
- A bewildered witness is trapped in a police interrogation where a dead body and increasingly irrational officers turn innocence into an absurd puzzle.
- What is Keep an Eye Out like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Keep an Eye Out as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Keep an Eye Out violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Keep an Eye Out as mild.
- What did critics think of Keep an Eye Out?
- Critics broadly found Quentin Dupieux's tightly constructed absurdist black comedy inventive, amusing, and well served by its eccentric performances, while noting that its bizarre events prioritize comic orchestration over substantial narrative development.
- Which films are like Keep an Eye Out?
- Films with a similar feel include The Trouble with Harry, The Lobster, and Delicatessen.
- How long is Keep an Eye Out?
- Keep an Eye Out runs 73 minutes.
- Where can I watch Keep an Eye Out?
- In United States, Keep an Eye Out streams on Amazon Prime Video, OVID, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
