Opening

73% Fast & Furious 6 May 24
21% The Hangover Part III May 23
63% Epic May 24
97% Before Midnight May 24
88% We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks May 24
83% Fill the Void May 24
17% A Green Story May 24
—— Alyce Kills May 24

Top Box Office

87% Star Trek Into Darkness $70.2M
78% Iron Man 3 $35.8M
50% The Great Gatsby $23.9M
46% Pain & Gain $3.2M
69% The Croods $3.0M
77% 42 $2.8M
55% Oblivion $2.3M
99% Mud $2.2M
36% Peeples $2.2M
8% The Big Wedding $1.2M

Coming Soon

—— After Earth May 31
—— Now You See Me May 31
100% The Kings of Summer May 31
89% The East May 31
With A Friend Like Harry

With A Friend Like Harry (2000)

tomatometer

96

Average Rating: 7.5/10
Reviews Counted: 89
Fresh: 85 | Rotten: 4

A darkly funny thriller that's reminiscent of Hitchcock.

100

Average Rating: 7.9/10
Critic Reviews: 27
Fresh: 27 | Rotten: 0

A darkly funny thriller that's reminiscent of Hitchcock.

audience

74

liked it
Average Rating: 3.6/5
User Ratings: 4,193

My Rating

Movie Info

Dominik Moll directs this black comedy about a family outing gone to hell. The film opens with Michel (Laurent Lucas) and Claire (Mathilde Seigner) on the edge of a nervous breakdown in a cramped hot car with three screaming children. At a roadside rest stop, Michel meets Harry (Sergi Lopez) who, after some encouragement, recalls that they went to high school together. Harry and his girlfriend Plum (Sophie Guillemin) weasel their way into Michel and Claire's life, and soon the two are following

Oct 26, 2001

$3.4M

Miramax Films - Official Site External Icon

Watch It Now

ADVERTISEMENT

All Critics (104) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (88) | Rotten (4) | DVD (9)

It's Lopez's understated charm in the role that ultimately makes this film as creepy as it is.

August 24, 2001
Orlando Sentinel
Top Critic IconTop Critic

An artfully entertaining psychological thriller.

May 12, 2001
Hollywood Reporter
Top Critic IconTop Critic

A rocking good entertainment.

May 11, 2001 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail
Top Critic IconTop Critic

It's nothing new, terribly recognizable, but, familiarity notwithstanding, it gets the job done.

May 7, 2001 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee
Sacramento Bee
Top Critic IconTop Critic

It's a dry, cool character study that's primarily an exercise in tonal control - neither very funny nor very scary, but unnerving in a slow-burn way.

May 7, 2001 Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Top Critic IconTop Critic

Unfortunately, the groove it settles into is a lot less interesting than the possibilities suggested earlier.

May 4, 2001 Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
Top Critic IconTop Critic

Add "who needs family?," and that's a good indication of how "Harry" dives into - but doesn't easily resolve - a strangely symbiotic muse relationship. Evil can be just as banal as everyday life, an idea explored with nasty wit and not brutish violence.

December 15, 2010 Full Review Source: Suite101.com
Suite101.com

A chance encounter (or is it) with an old forgettable classmate in a restroom leads to an unforgettable and unwelcome intrusion

May 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews

Apesar da boa atuação de López, o filme não foge das convenções do gênero, resultando em uma história previsível e, conseqüentemente, enfadonha.

May 25, 2003
Cinema em Cena

Like the best of Hitchcock, Harry captures the lyrical ambiguity of 'normal evil,' the actions we're all capable of committing in the name of a just quest.

August 26, 2002 Full Review Source: Entertainment Today
Entertainment Today

creeps under your skin and leaves you uncomfortable for hours. It could be the French answer to "Strangers on a Train" or "The Talented Mr. Ripley"...

June 10, 2002 Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette
Kalamazoo Gazette

The true strength of this thriller is how the duet plays out. The true shock is how casually perverse the underlying message becomes.

May 30, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Experience
Film Experience

...chalk this one up to the pretty good, lukewarm, maybe category of could-have-been-even-better thrillers.

April 16, 2002
Movie Metropolis

Audience Reviews for With A Friend Like Harry

A french thriller that takes a number of cues from Hitchcock.

A man encounters another man and his family, claiming to be an old school friend of his. Hoping to rekindle the friendship, they share some time together. He seems like a nice man, but something lies beneath the surface. It's a good movie that builds its tension slowly.
January 28, 2007
DrZeek

Super Reviewer

Fascinating study of a man whose obsession with a former schoolmate is disguised as an overabundant willingness to "help". We are never quite sure what fuels this dark psychosis, but we know things aren't right almost from the beginning. The tension quietly builds to a violent climax and leaves the intended victim victorious. The action takes place mainly at the young couple's country chateau. The scenery is pretty, but somewhat nondescript. The script is subtle and drops clues but never fully reveals its destination until the very end. There is a sexual tension that hangs heavily over the story, but it is never blatant or explicitly brought out into the open. Just a general unease in Marcel (Laurent Lucas) and Claire (Mathilde Segnier) triggered by the presence of Harry (Sergi Lopez) and his earthy girlfriend, Prune (translated as Plum, and played by Sophie Guillemin). Well done effort by director Dominik Moll and one that kept this viewer intrigued for nearly two hours.
April 22, 2010
Mark Abell

Super Reviewer

    1. Michel: Excess is the only way to blossom.
    – Submitted by Frances H (31 days ago)

Discussion Forum

There are no discussion threads for With A Friend Like Harry yet.

Foreign Titles

  • Harry meint es gut mit dir (DE)
  • Harry, He's Here To Help (Harry, Un Ami Qui Vous Veut Du Bien) (UK)
Help | About | Jobs | Critics Submission | API | Licensing | Mobile