| The Villain | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Albert Dupontel |
| Starring: | Catherine Frot Albert Dupontel |
| Music: | Christophe Julien |
| Cinematography: | Pierre-Yves Bastard |
| Editing: | Christophe Pinel |
| Distributor: | StudioCanal |
| Runtime: | 86 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Budget: | $7 million |
| Gross: | $13.5 million[1] |
The Villain (French: '''Le Vilain''') is a 2009 French comedy film written and directed by and starring Albert Dupontel.
Sydney Thomas, a gangster nicknamed Le Vilain, decides to hide from the police by going to his mother's. She discovers that he hid from her his "rogue" nature since his childhood and promises to God to make him repent, but Sydney would prefer to kill his mother.