The Rules of the Game (1939) movie poster

The Rules of the Game (1939)

La Règle du jeu
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👍 76%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 98%
DramaComedyRomance

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Director
Runtime
1h 50m
Country
France
Language
French
TMDB Rating
7.5/10 (654 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Metacritic
99

Cast

Jean Renoir as Octave · 83% avg
Marcel Dalio as Robert de la Cheyniest · 79% avg
Nora Gregor as Christine de la Cheyniest
Julien Carette as Marceau, le braconnier
Roland Toutain as André Jurieux
Paulette Dubost as Lisette, sa camériste · 79% avg
Gaston Modot as Edouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse
Mila Parély as Geneviève de Marras

Is The Rules of the Game good?

Most people think so. 76% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics rated it higher at 98%, but audiences were less impressed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1727 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#5 / 5 · 1939

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

The Marquis de la Chesnaye and his wife host a weekend gala where a variety of complicated romantic and social entanglements between guests and servants lead to tragedy, all against the backdrop of a looming war. Wikipedia ↗

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