Alain Chabat
15 titles
Filmography
15 results

Reality
(2015)Jason, a quiet cameraman, dreams of directing his first horrormovie. Bob Marshal, a wealthy producer, accepts to finance his movie on one condition : Jason has 48 hours to find the perfect scream in the history of film. During his search, Jason gradually gets lost in a nightmare.

I Do
(2006)Wedding planner Lauren Crandell’s job is to work miracles on other people’s weddings. Unfortunately, when troubleshooting her own life, she’s hit a few snags. Now, as the highest profile wedding of the year approaches, Lauren finds her career and her own romantic aspirations on the line.

Papa
(2005)Louis has a funny dad: always smiling, joking, laughing. But Louis does not really want to laugh. On the road which brings them back home, the father and his son will find themselves. At the end of their voyage, there will be the light.

Incredible But True
(2022)Alain and Marie are a middle-aged bourgeois couple who move to their new house in a quiet suburb. A key feature of their new abode that the estate agent points out is a mysterious tunnel in the basement. Little do they realize that it will turn their lives upside down…

Christmas & Co.
(2017)Christmas Eve is right around the corner, when everything goes haywire. Santa's 92,000 elves all fall ill and collapse... Simultaneously! Santa panics and worries about who will make the toys for all the kids all around the world? He has no choice! Santa and his reindeer must go to Earth in search of a cure. But once he gets there, Mr. Claus will need some help to save the magic of Christmas...

The Brats
(2013)On getting engaged, Thomas meets his future father-in-law Gilbert, married for 30 years to Suzanne. Gilbert, disillusioned, feels that he missed out on life by getting married. He persuades Thomas not to marry his daughter Lola and to dump everything along with him. They then dive into a wild new life as big kids, convinced that freedom lies elsewhere. But what is the cost of recovering your teenage dreams?

HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami
(2012)When reporter Dan Geraldo (Alain Chabat) arrives in Palombia to hunt for a scoop, he never suspects that he is about to make an incredible discovery… With his resourceful local guide Pablito (Jamel Debbouze), Dan has one surprise after another during a thrilling adventure that allows him to bring the world some spectacular news: the Marsupilami, a mythical and mischievous animal, really does exist! You too will believe in furry tails!

Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
(1994)A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.

Didier
(1997)Jean-Pierre, a frazzled sport agent, has better things to do than to look after his friend's labrador Didier. An amazing discovery will lead him off on an amazing adventure.

The Science of Sleep
(2006)The Science of Sleep, a playful romantic fantasy set inside thetopsy-turvy brain of Stephane Miroux, an eccentric young man whosedreams constantly invade his waking life.

War of the Buttons
(2011)A village in the South of France, 1960. A band of country boys aged 7 to 14, led by fearless young Lebrac, wages an uncompromising battle against their sworn rivals, the kids from the neighboring village. A war of honor and allegiance that's been kept alive for generations, in which humiliation is the most fearsome defeat and no tactic is too extreme, including attacking the enemy stark naked!

Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
(2002)When Cleopatra sets out to build a new temple to win a bet with Julius Caesar, Gauls Asterix and Obelix must step in to help thwart Roman sabotage.

Beating Hearts
(2024)Starring the inimitable Adèle Exarchopoulos and cowritten with Audrey Diwan, this thrilling film zooms from criminal underworld to teen romance, ricocheting through time and genre. Quickening pulses and breaking hearts, Gilles Lelouche’s second solo-directed feature pops with outrageous flair.

Smoking Causes Coughing
(2022)After a devastating battle against a diabolical turtle, a team of five avengers – known as the TOBACCO FORCE - is sent on a mandatory retreat to strengthen their decaying group cohesion. Their sojourn goes wonderfully well until Lézardin, Emperor of Evil, decides to annihilate planet Earth...

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
(2009)The pharaoh Kahmunrah plans chaos at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, so Larry sets off for the capital to protect his friends.