The Women on the 6th Floor
An uptight Parisian stockbroker finds his orderly bourgeois life transformed by the lively Spanish maids living above him.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- charming
- lazy sunday
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film charming and entertaining, with strong performances, though some viewed its screenplay and social portrait as clichéd.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jean-Louis's affluent household and the servants' sixth-floor quarters reveal sharply divided social worlds in the same building.
Maria and the Spanish maids introduce Jean-Louis to unfamiliar customs, warmth, and possibilities beyond his regulated bourgeois life.
The luxury apartments and servants' quarters on the sixth floor turn the building itself into a map of class inequality.
The story is set in early-1960s Paris and focuses on marriage, domestic labor, boarding-school children, and class etiquette.
Films like The Women on the 6th Floor, and why
The Intouchables
Shared warm fish-out-of-water comedy, class tension, and a socially constrained protagonist transformed by unconventional companions.
Priceless
Shared gentle French comedy, cross-class relationships, and an uptight central character opened to a more vivid way of living.
Avenue Montaigne
Shared period setting, domestic social satire, and understated romantic feeling shaped by rigid class hierarchies.
The Château de My Mother
Shared French ensemble comedy, culture-clash humor, and a privileged household disrupted by outsiders.
Movie Details
- Director
- Philippe Le Guay
- Release Date
- 2011-02-16
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (422)
Cast
- Fabrice Luchini
- Sandrine Kiberlain
- Natalia Verbeke
- Carmen Maura
- Lola Dueñas
- Berta Ojea
- Concha Galán
- Marie-Armelle Deguy
- Muriel Solvay
- Audrey Fleurot
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Strand Releasing Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Women on the 6th Floor about?
- An uptight Parisian stockbroker finds his orderly bourgeois life transformed by the lively Spanish maids living above him.
- What is The Women on the 6th Floor like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Women on the 6th Floor as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Women on the 6th Floor violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Women on the 6th Floor.
- What did critics think of The Women on the 6th Floor?
- Critics broadly found the film charming and entertaining, with strong performances, though some viewed its screenplay and social portrait as clichéd.
- Which films are like The Women on the 6th Floor?
- Films with a similar feel include The Intouchables, Priceless, Avenue Montaigne, and The Château de My Mother.
- How long is The Women on the 6th Floor?
- The Women on the 6th Floor runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Women on the 6th Floor?
- In United States, The Women on the 6th Floor streams on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel.
