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What's in a Name
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1559
- IMDb #1607
- Rotten Tomatoes #2247
- Letterboxd #1125
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2280
- Kinopoisk #1534
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Everyone agrees
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 66, highest is AlloCiné on 80.
See the most agreed on films →During a dinner party, a man reveals to his sister and her husband, as well as their close friends, the name they plan to give their unborn son. The name is considered outrageous and offensive by the brother-in-law, sparking an intense and hilarious debate that quickly escalates. What begins as a simple conversation unravels into a full-blown argument, exposing long-hidden secrets, hypocrisies, and tensions within the group. The entire film takes place in the apartment, with the verbal sparring revealing the complex dynamics of family and friendship.
Details
- Directors
- Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte
- Based on
- a work by Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte
- Studio
- Chapter 2, Pathé, M6 Films, Nexus Factory
- Released
- 25 April 2012
- Country
- France, Belgium
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Awards
- 1 win, 0 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 1 →1 major award won · 1 win from 1 nomination across 1 ceremony
| 38th César Awards 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | Valérie Benguigui | Winner |
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1 awards — What's in a Name
×| Best Supporting Actress | Valérie Benguigui | Winner |