Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- energetic
- casual movie night
- buddy movie night
What sets it apart
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Ousmane Diakhité and François Monge must work together despite their contrasting temperaments and investigative approaches.
The partnership places two mismatched police figures on opposite sides of a social divide while pursuing the same murder case.
The central plot follows two cops investigating the murder of a business mogul's wife within a comedy-crime framework.
The title and premise frame the partnership around a divide between different sides of the same urban environment.
Films like On the Other Side of the Tracks, and why
Rush Hour
Shares the mismatched-partners buddy-cop structure, crime investigation, action-comedy tone, and cross-class friction.
The Other Guys
Combines police procedural plotting, abrasive cop chemistry, urban action, and irreverent comedy.
21 Jump Street
Uses a crime investigation and mismatched investigators as the engine for fast, character-driven comedy.
Movie Details
- Director
- David Charhon
- Release Date
- 2012-12-15
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (712)
Cast
- Omar Sy
- Laurent Lafitte
- Sabrina Ouazani
- Lionel Abelanski
- Youssef Hajdi
- Maxime Motte
- Léo Léothier
- André Marcon
- Zabou Breitman
- Patrick Bonnel
Common questions
- What is On the Other Side of the Tracks about?
- Two clashing French detectives chase a business mogul’s wife’s killer while their incompatible methods turn a murder case into a lively buddy-cop caper.
- What is On the Other Side of the Tracks like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of On the Other Side of the Tracks as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is On the Other Side of the Tracks violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in On the Other Side of the Tracks as mild.
- Which films are like On the Other Side of the Tracks?
- Films with a similar feel include Rush Hour, The Other Guys, and 21 Jump Street.
- How long is On the Other Side of the Tracks?
- On the Other Side of the Tracks runs 96 minutes.
