Just an Illusion

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Just an Illusion

2026

1h 59m

Comedy

Drama

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11 Reviews

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

Sep 16, 2026

3/5

It’s funny and sweet but I couldn’t help feeling the film-makers missed a trick.

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

Sep 9, 2026

3/5

Although there’s nothing here that pushes the boat out formally, this is cheat-meal cinema at its most salty and delectable, with some aimiable high-energy turns from Garrel and Cottin.

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Philipp Engel

Cinemanía (Spain)

2 days ago

3.5/5

A good piece of popular cinema for the whole family that has no ambition to change the course of film history, but at least guarantees a lovely, pleasant afternoon. [Full review in Spanish]

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Eugene Blazejowski Walsh

FILMINK (Australia)

4 days ago

15/20

It is the joie de vivre present not just in the characters and their story but in the style of the film itself.

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Alejandro Lingenti

La Nación (Argentina)

Oct 15, 2026

2/5

The film piles up potentially thorny issues—anti-Semitism, class differences, unemployment, marital tensions—but approaches them with an overly superficial tone. [Full review in Spanish]

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

Oct 15, 2026

3.5/5

Nakache and Toledano may occasionally succumb to some sentimental excesses and a certain understated nostalgia in their ode to the eighties ...but Just an Illusion is full of remarkable scenes...[Full review in Spanish]

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Joel B

@Jo-Ba Sep 20, 2026

5/5 for Just an Illusion. A rare film that finds the perfect balance between humor and melancholy. The characters feel incredibly real, the dialogue is spot-on, and the direction is masterful. Don't miss it.

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Rebecca S

@RT85815923 Sep 20, 2026

Such a treat! You dive back into the eighties with delightful dialogues in a tender and funny coming of age film. A great cast and fantastic music.

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Robert M

@Robert11 Sep 19, 2026

Really dull and trite, with little to recommend it. One to give a miss.

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Eric Toledano

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Olivier Nakache

Director

Simon Boublil

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Louis Garrel

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Camille Cottin

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Pierre Lottin

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Director: Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
Producer: Nicolas Duval-Adassovsky
Screenwriter: Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French
Runtime: 1h 59m

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