| Director | Philippe Lacheau |
|---|---|
| Producer | Alexandra Fechner Franck Milcent |
| Writer | Julien Arruti Philippe Lacheau Pierre Dudan |
| Starring | Philippe Lacheau Élodie Fontan Julien Arruti Tarek Boudali Didier Bourdon Nathalie Baye |
| Music | Maxime Desprez Michael Tordjman |
| Cinematography | Dominique Colin |
| Editing | Olivier Michaut-Alchourroun |
| Studio | Fechner Films |
| Distributor | StudioCanal |
| Released | 15 February 2017 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $7.6 million[1] |
| Gross | $29.3 million[2] |
Alibi.com is a 2017 French comedy film. It is directed by Philippe Lacheau.[3]
Plot
Grégory Van Huffel, called Greg, is the head of Alibi.com, an agency that provides people with the alibi they need to keep their affairs secret from their romantic partners.
Greg meets lawyer Florence Martin by chance. While his company is growing successfully, he falls in love with Florence, who, due to bad experiences, considers honesty to be the greatest good in a relationship. Consequently, Greg hides his job info tells her he's a steward.
During a trip to their parents' country house together, Greg discovers that Florence's father Gérard is one of his customers at Alibi.com. While Florence's mother, Marlène, assumes that her husband is on a business trip, Gérard meets with Cynthia in a hotel in Cannes. Various circumstances mean that Florence and her mother also check into the hotel in Cannes, where they meet Gérard. In an emergency, Gérard contacts Greg. To provide Gérard's alibi, Greg had to pretend to Florence that he was traveling to Tanzania. So under no circumstances should he run into her.
In the end, Gérard and Greg become repentant sinners, while Cynthia publishes Alibi.com's customer list on the Internet.
Cast
- Philippe Lacheau as Grégory Van Huffel
- Élodie Fontan as Flo Martin
- Julien Arruti as Augustin
- Tarek Boudali as Mehdi
- Didier Bourdon as Gérard Martin
- Nathalie Baye as Madame Martin
- Nawell Madani as Cynthia
- Philippe Duquesne as Maurice
- Medi Sadoun as Garcia
- Vincent Desagnat as Romain
- Alice Dufour as Clara
- Jo Prestia as Prosper
- Michèle Laroque as Françoise
- Norman Thavaud as Paul-Edouard
- Joeystarr as MC Stocma
- Kad Merad as Monsieur Godet
- Valériane de Villeneuve as Madame Godet
- Chantal Ladesou as The veterinarian
- La Fouine as himself
- François-Xavier Ménage as himself
- Norbert Godji as Doudou
- Samy Naceri as The taxi driver
- Arnaud Makunga as MC Stocma's boyfriend
Reception
Box office
Alibi.com has grossed $29.3 million worldwide[2] against a production budget of $7.6 million.[1]
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 67% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10.[4]
Remake
An Italian remake entitled L'agenzia dei bugiardi (lit. 'The agency of liars') was released in January 2019.[5]
References
- ^ JP. "Alibi.com (2017)- JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Alibi.com". Box Office Mojo. Amazon. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Avis sur le film Alibi.com" (in French). AlloCiné. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Alibi.com (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "L'agenzia dei bugiardi" (in Italian). Cinematografo. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.