Just Visiting
A medieval knight and his valet blunder through modern America while searching for the magic that can send them home.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy weekend
- family comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded this American remake as a forgettable and inferior version of the original French comedy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Thibault and Andre react to twentieth-century technology, manners, language, and everyday life as medieval outsiders.
The characters encounter descendants and circumstances shaped by their arrival from the twelfth century in the year 2000.
A wizard's failed intervention transports a knight and his valet from medieval Europe into the modern era.
The protagonists interpret modern family life, technology, and social customs through a twelfth-century worldview.
Films like Just Visiting, and why
Les Visiteurs
Shares broad fish out of water comedy, medieval characters confronting modern society, and time travel misadventures.
Kate & Leopold
Shares comedic culture shock, historical characters displaced into the present, and fast-paced fantasy time travel.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Shares anachronistic humor, a fish out of water premise, and accessible science fiction comedy.
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
Shares broad family-friendly fantasy comedy, magical disruption, and characters struggling to navigate an unfamiliar modern world.
Movie Details
- Director
- Jean-Marie Poiré
- Release Date
- 2001-04-06
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 4.8 / 10 (738)
Cast
- Jean Reno
- Christina Applegate
- Christian Clavier
- Matt Ross
- Tara Reid
- Bridgette Wilson
- John Aylward
- George Plimpton
- Malcolm McDowell
- Martin Aistrope
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Just Visiting about?
- A medieval knight and his valet blunder through modern America while searching for the magic that can send them home.
- What is Just Visiting like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Just Visiting as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Just Visiting violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Just Visiting as mild.
- What did critics think of Just Visiting?
- Critics broadly regarded this American remake as a forgettable and inferior version of the original French comedy.
- Which films are like Just Visiting?
- Films with a similar feel include Les Visiteurs, Kate & Leopold, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, and The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time.
- How long is Just Visiting?
- Just Visiting runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Just Visiting?
- In United States, Just Visiting is available to rent or buy from Google Play Movies, YouTube, Apple TV Store.
