Amélie

2001 122 min ★ 7.9 Comedy, Romance

At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?

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Cast

Audrey Tautou

Amélie Poulain

Mathieu Kassovitz

Nino Quincampoix

Rufus

Raphaël Poulain

Serge Merlin

Raymond Dufayel

Jamel Debbouze

Lucien

Clotilde Mollet

Gina

Claire Maurier

Suzanne

Isabelle Nanty

Georgette

Dominique Pinon

Joseph

Artus de Penguern

Hipolito

Details

Director

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Screenplay

Guillaume Laurant

Tagline

"She’ll change your life."

Status

Released

Original Language

FR

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$173,921,954

Production

Victoires Productions, Tapioca Films, France 3 Cinéma, MMC Independent, UGC

Reviews

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tmdb67308879

September 21, 2023

Watched this movie solely because of an edit. Watching that edit made me think it would be a psycho-type of movie. However, after watching it now, I have to say it went over my head. I'm not saying it's bad; I had high expectations for it, but it couldn't deliver as much as I hoped. Nonetheless, the amount it did deliver was nice. What I liked the most about this movie is its cinematography, espec...

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CinemaSerf

January 31, 2026

★ 7/10

“Amélie” (Audrey Tautou) has had something of the girl in a bubble upbringing thanks to her dad and so now in adulthood isn’t so adept at interacting with real folks. Indeed, she spends much of her time living in her own fantasy world as she takes a job in a Parisian café and begins to see something of real people in the real world. In her flat she discovers something left by the previous occupant...