You Don't Choose Your Family (2011)
Movie 1h 43m ★ 5.7/10
Good for tonight if you want to: make me laugh, pure adrenaline
Released in 2011, You Don't Choose Your Family is an adventure and comedy movie. It is directed by Christian Clavier. The cast includes Jean Reno, Christian Clavier and Michel Vuillermoz. The running time is 1h 43m. Audiences give it a mixed score of 5.7 out of 10.
60Tonight Score A balanced pick.
Synopsis
César Borgnoli, an unsuccessful car salesman from Italy, lives well beyond his means. In order to get out of his financial disaster, he agrees to a deal: he pretends to be the husband of his sister's girlfriend Kim so she can legally adopt a little girl from Thailand. Caesar believes this to be a great idea and is looking forward to his trip to Thailand. After all, he is going to be able to mix business with pleasure--so he thinks. He didn't expect the local police, the Chinese Triads and the director of the orphanage to chip in, who want to make sure that little Mai is going to end up in a nice family.
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Cast & crew
- Christian ClavierDirector
- Jean Renoas Luix
- Christian Clavieras César
- Michel Vuillermozas Jean-Paul
- Simon Astieras Hervé
- Héléna Noguerraas Alex
- Muriel Robinas Kim
- Hélène Patarotas Mère supérieure
- Anna Gayloras La mère de César
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Questions about You Don't Choose Your Family
- What genre is You Don't Choose Your Family?
- You Don't Choose Your Family is categorised as Adventure, Comedy.
- Who stars in You Don't Choose Your Family?
- Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Michel Vuillermoz, Simon Astier, Héléna Noguerra appear in the main cast.
- Who directed You Don't Choose Your Family?
- Christian Clavier directed You Don't Choose Your Family.
- How long is You Don't Choose Your Family?
- You Don't Choose Your Family runs for 1h 43m (103 minutes).
- Is You Don't Choose Your Family worth watching?
- It holds an audience score of 5.7/10. Check the similar titles below if you want alternatives in the same style.
- Where can I watch You Don't Choose Your Family?
- Availability changes by country and over time. Use the "Where to watch" links on this page to see which legal streaming, rental or purchase services currently offer it.
