Maigret and the Dead Lover vs Matinee Idol
Matinee Idol has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6/10 for Maigret and the Dead Lover). Matinee Idol is the shorter watch at 1h 15m compared with 1h 20m. Matinee Idol is the older of the two (1933 against 2026). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Maigret and the Dead Lover
Matinee Idol| Maigret and the Dead Lover | Matinee Idol | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 1933 |
| Length | 1h 20m | 1h 15m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Pascal Bonitzer | George King |
| Main cast | Julia Faure, Dominique Reymond, Jeremy Lewin, Irène Jacob, Denis Podalydès | Camilla Horn, Miles Mander, Marguerite Allan, Viola Keats, Anthony Hankey |
Synopsis
Maigret and the Dead Lover
Commissioner Maigret rushes to the Quai d’Orsay with Lieutenant Janvier. There, they find Mademoiselle Larrieu in a state of shock. That very morning, she discovered the bullet-riddled body of Mr. Berthier-Lagès, a renowned former ambassador whom she had served as a housekeeper for 46 years. While searching the victim's apartment, Maigret and Janvier uncover hundreds of letters. The diplomat had maintained a fifty-year-long love correspondence…
Matinee Idol
A well-known actor is murdered. Another performer becomes an amateur sleuth so she can prove her sister is innocent of the crime.
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