Dikkenek
A loudmouthed Belgian womaniser turns his talent for trouble into an unlikely mission to guide his shy best friend toward romance.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- boisterous
- casual group viewing
- comedy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jean-Claude is defined as the titular big mouth, womaniser, and disruptive force in his friend’s romantic pursuit.
The plot explicitly follows Jean-Claude helping his introvert best friend find true love.
The cast of womanisers, losers, crooks, and eccentric figures creates a broad comic world around romantic and social misadventures.
The film is a Belgian-French production in French, with Belgium foregrounded in its metadata and keywords.
Films like Dikkenek, and why
The Hangover
shared irreverent humor, male friendship, romantic misadventures, and abrasive comic personalities
Les visiteurs
shared screwball energy, crude flirtation, chaotic social encounters, and ensemble comedy
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
shared francophone comic sensibility, eccentric characters, sexual farce, and escalating absurdity
Movie Details
- Director
- Olivier Van Hoofstadt
- Release Date
- 2006-06-21
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (739)
Cast
- Jean-Luc Couchard
- Mélanie Laurent
- François Damiens
- Marion Cotillard
- Dominique Pinon
- Jérémie Renier
- Florence Foresti
- Catherine Jacob
- Marie Kremer
- Evelyne Demaude
Common questions
- What is Dikkenek about?
- A loudmouthed Belgian womaniser turns his talent for trouble into an unlikely mission to guide his shy best friend toward romance.
- What is Dikkenek like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dikkenek as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Dikkenek violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Dikkenek.
- Which films are like Dikkenek?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hangover, Les visiteurs, and Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra.
- How long is Dikkenek?
- Dikkenek runs 84 minutes.
