| The Man in the Basement | |
| Director: | Philippe Le Guay |
| Starring: | François Cluzet Jérémie Renier Bérénice Bejo |
| Runtime: | 114 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
The Man in the Basement is a 2023 French thriller drama film written by Marc Weitzmann, Philippe Le Guay and Gilles Taurand, directed by LeGuay and starring François Cluzet, Jérémie Renier and Bérénice Bejo.
A Jewish couple sell their house to a former history teacher, only to discover he was an anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist.
The film was shot in Paris.[1]
The film was released in New York City on January 27, 2023.
The film has a 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 14 reviews.[2] Calan Panchoo of Film Threat rated the film a 6 out of 10.[3] Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com awarded the film three stars.[4]
Hannah Brown of The Jerusalem Post gave the film a positive review and wrote, "All the actors are good here, among them Renier, who starred in a number of films by the Dardenne brothers(...)But the movie really belongs to Cluzet and the vile character he portrays."[5]
Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times also gave the film a positive review, calling it "a gripping, smart and timely film that’s part thriller, part domestic drama and all cautionary tale."[6]
Beatrice Loayza of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Somewhere in The Man in the Basement there is a smart psychodrama sharpened by political urgency, but what we get is a middling think piece that too quickly loses momentum — and peters out by the end."[7]