What age is A Man in a Hurry (Un homme pressé) appropriate for?

10 alone, 9 with a parent; 10 in France. The whole movie, watched in full: what's in it, and how to talk about it with your child.

Why is A Man in a Hurry (Un homme pressé) not recommended under 10?

What's in it: a man who loses his words; swearing and words gone wrong; no violence. The detail, fact by fact, is in the zinema guide, which reads the work itself (images, sound, dialogue).

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A Man in a Hurry (Un homme pressé): what age is it for? 10 alone, 9 with a parent

10 alone, 9 with a parent.

Movie · 2018 · 1 h 40 · comedy, drama

YRS

The trailer

Alone, or with you

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not yetwith an adult, or to talk about afteralonethe sweet spot

Alone from 10; from 9, with an adult or by talking about it afterwards.

The sweet spot: around 12-14, when you have a parent who is always rushing, and can laugh at mixed-up words without mocking. Why a sweet spot?

In France, zinema would say 10.

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What it's about

The story revolves around Alain, a busy businessman who is always in a rush. In his life, there is no room for spare time or family. But one day, he suffers a stroke, which makes him lose his grasp of language and use one word in place of another.

Why 10

A man who loses his wordsA stroke at the wheel, a hospital, a brilliant man who says nonsense without realising it; a daughter he neglected, a speech therapist who lost her father. Tears, fear of another attack.
Swearing and words gone wrongAbout fifteen swear words, some slipping out by mistake from the patient, which makes people laugh; wine, cigarettes.
No violenceA suggested couple's scene, a mountain hike where the hero falls; nothing else.

What the movie brings

Understanding what a stroke and aphasia are, through laughter and without fear: words that get mixed up.
A father who never had time and who learns to listen to his daughter.
Fabrice Luchini in a role where he can no longer speak: an actor's feat.

Watching it together

Before

Explain beforehand what a stroke is so that the mixed-up words make people laugh without worrying them.

After

at 10 and up

Alain never had time for his daughter: what changes when you can no longer do anything fast?

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A zinema reading from September 20, 2026 · the whole movie, watched in full · the age by zinema's rules for the US and France, and a human reading · report an error · how this guide is made