My Uncle Jens vs The Intouchables
The Intouchables has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.2/10 for My Uncle Jens). My Uncle Jens is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 53m. The Intouchables is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Uncle Jens
The Intouchables| My Uncle Jens | The Intouchables | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Brwa Vahabpour | Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache |
| Main cast | Theresa Frostad Eggesbø, Sarah Francesca Brænne, Peiman Azizpour, Hamza Agooshi, Magnus B. Bjørlo Lysbakken | Omar Sy, François Caron, François Cluzet, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot |
Synopsis
My Uncle Jens
Akam, a young literature teacher, lives a comfortable life in Oslo until his estranged uncle from the Iranian part of Kurdistan comes for a surprise visit. Despite limited space in his shared flat with friends, Akam feels obligated to invite his uncle to stay for a few days. However, his uncle quickly makes himself at home and shows no sign of leaving anytime soon. Torn between his sense of familial duty and growing tension in the flat, Akam…
The Intouchables
A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.
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