Close Enemies

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Close Enemies

2018

1h 51m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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55%

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11 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Childhood friends, now on opposite sides of the law, realize they both need each other in order to survive.

Critics Consensus

While Close Enemies is a perfectly well-produced film noir, it is too predictable and derivative to make an impact.

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Jessica Kiang

Variety

09/05/2018

At best, it's a consummately well-crafted and committed version of a story we've seen play out dozens of times before.

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Boyd van Hoeij

The Hollywood Reporter

09/05/2018

A top-tier genre yarn.

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Fionnuala Halligan

Screen International

09/05/2018

Punchily entertaining, and very seductively, claustrophobically shot and scored...

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John Serba

Decider

01/31/2020

Perfectly fine, and kind of boring.

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José Martín

El antepenúltimo mohicano

06/25/2019

4/5

The director's commitment to restraint and his strong attachment to social reality is remarkable. [Full review in Spanish]

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Jordi Costa

El Pais (Spain)

06/17/2019

The film is more interested in what occurs within the protagonists rather than the political aspects. [Full Review in Spanish]

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T T

@RT95435478 03/21/2023

Good French movie, but the ending was lousy.

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@Matou 09/10/2021

Very, very long. Very, very boring. Really, very disappointed...

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02/15/2020

It was kinda boring, but it wasn't that bad. :,(

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02/06/2020

Refreshing truth about the life in the French Banlieue!!

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01/06/2020

not interested in watching

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David Oelhoffen

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Synopsis

Childhood friends, now on opposite sides of the law, realize they both need each other in order to survive.

Director: David Oelhoffen
Producer: Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Marc du Pontavice, David Grumbach, Mathieu Robinet
Screenwriter: David Oelhoffen, Jeanne Aptekman
Production Co: Bac Films, One World Films, Versus Production
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 29, 2020
Runtime: 1h 51m