My Best Friend
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61% Critic Match

My Best Friend

It takes a lifetime to learn the meaning of friendship... François has 10 days.

6.1 / 10 2006 1h 30mNR French
Comedy

Storyline

Catherine refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.

Cast & Crew

Daniel Auteuil

Daniel Auteuil

François Coste

Lead
Dany Boon

Dany Boon

Bruno Bouley

Julie Gayet

Julie Gayet

Catherine, François's partner

Julie Durand

Julie Durand

Louise Coste, François's daughter

Henri Garcin

Henri Garcin

Étienne Delamotte, producer

Jacques Mathou

Jacques Mathou

Mr. Bouley, Bruno's father

Marie Pillet

Marie Pillet

Mrs. Bouley, Bruno's mother

Élisabeth Bourgine

Élisabeth Bourgine

Julia

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Patrice Leconte's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. My Best Friend is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker