Anything for Her

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Anything for Her

2008,

1h 36m,

Crime/

Drama/

Mystery & Thriller

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81%

31 Reviews

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69%

1,000+ Ratings

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31 Reviews

69%

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1,000+ Ratings

Julien Auclert (Vincent Lindon) and his wife, Lisa (Diane Kruger), live a peaceful life in the French suburbs with their son, Oscar (Lancelot Roch). Their world is shattered when, one night, the police storm their house and arrest Lisa on suspicion of murder. Several years later, Julien learns that Lisa, who is diabetic and now serving a 20-year prison sentence, is refusing her insulin. Knowing that Lisa is on the verge of giving up, he hatches a risky plan to break her out of jail.

Critics Consensus

This taut and snappy French prison break thriller may be suspiciously implausible, but is held together by two fine central performances.

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Stephen Cole

Globe and Mail

Sep 18, 2009

3/4

Pour Elle is a smart, startling thriller; a perfect date movie for couples who like to smoke afterwards.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Jun 5, 2009

3/5

This French thriller hurtles along with hardly a pause.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Jun 5, 2009

3/5

There's nothing exceptional about any of this but it is well made, decently acted (Kruger is clearly a star in the making) and rachets up the tension with some skill.

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Nikki Baughan

Roll Credits

Oct 30, 2019

4/5

Anything For Her is an intelligent, involving and surprising tale of an ordinary man pushed way beyond his limits.

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Louise Keller

Urban Cinefile

Oct 30, 2010

Propelled by tension, this gripping prison escape thriller takes the form of a beguiling morality tale as it raises unfathomable issues between right and wrong

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Dominic Corry

Flicks (AU, NZ, UK)

Apr 27, 2010

4/5

Get out and see this magnificent thriller before the American remake (starring Russell Crowe, planned for release later this year) steals its thunder.

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Abraham R

Jan 7, 2018

It is a perfect thriller, just what you need when you want to see some good nail-biting 1,5 hours long movie. It's very suspenseful and intense, doesn't take even a small break. The leading performance by Vincent Lindon is convincing and brilliant, the transformation from a soft teacher to a determined man obsessed with saving his wife is first-rate. Diane Kruger did the good job too. No wonder Hollywood hastened to make a remake, they love doing it: remaking European films.

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Abraham P

Jul 7, 2017

Such a lovely piece. This shows how far youd get all for the sake of love and devotion. A classic thriller. Unlike the remake, the character build up is better and the wife is prettier. LOL. The only flaw in the film was how did the police picked up the trail so fast, its not logical.

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Fred Cavayé

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Vincent Lindon

Julien

Diane Kruger

Lisa

Lancelot Roch

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Synopsis

Julien Auclert (Vincent Lindon) and his wife, Lisa (Diane Kruger), live a peaceful life in the French suburbs with their son, Oscar (Lancelot Roch). Their world is shattered when, one night, the police storm their house and arrest Lisa on suspicion of murder. Several years later, Julien learns that Lisa, who is diabetic and now serving a 20-year prison sentence, is refusing her insulin. Knowing that Lisa is on the verge of giving up, he hatches a risky plan to break her out of jail.

Director: Fred Cavayé
Producer: Olivier Delbosc, Eric Jehelmann, Marc Missonnier
Screenwriter: Fred Cavayé
Production Co: Fidélité Films
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (DVD): Sep 29, 2009
Runtime: 1h 36m

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