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The Second Act

Play trailer The Second Act 2024,  1h 25m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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The Second Act

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Critics Consensus

Anarchic to a fault but made with enough pleasingly satiric flair, The Second Act is not Quentin Dupieux's best nor his worst.

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Namrata Joshi The New Indian Express Jul 10, 2024
Dupieux is characteristically abrupt, absurd, eccentric, indulges in ingenuities, is playful with gags and anarchic with the material on hand. Go to Full Review
Kevin Maher The Times (UK) May 15, 2024
3/5
The fun, however, can only last so long, and despite some giggle-worthy slapstick involving a nervous, shaking, wine-splashing waiter, The Second Act eventually moves into a slower, less ebullient gear. Go to Full Review
Raphael Abraham Financial Times May 15, 2024
3/5
The Second Act, a soufflé-light meta-comedy that rises delightfully before collapsing somewhat without being fully cooked. Go to Full Review
Sergi Sánchez Fotogramas Apr 20, 2025
4/5
...[The Second Act] is a hilarious satire that blends formal virtuosity, playful repetition, and the extraordinary work of the leading quartet into a reflection on the survival of cinema...[Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Randy Meeks Espinof Apr 15, 2025
3/5
...The Second Act would have been a much more incisive and interesting short than the resulting film... [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Luis Martínez El Mundo (Spain) Apr 11, 2025
3/5
Dupieux thus dares, without bitterness and avoiding any hint of a professorial tone, to discuss much of what his profession represents, and even cinema itself in general. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Quentin Dupieux

Director

Léa Seydoux

Actor

Vincent Lindon

Actor

Louis Garrel

Actor

Raphaël Quenard

Actor

Manuel Guillot

Actor

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The Second Act

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Movie Info

Director
Quentin Dupieux
Producer
Hugo Sélignac
Screenwriter
Quentin Dupieux
Production Co
Chi-Fou-Mi Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
French
Runtime
1h 25m
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