French Kiss

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French Kiss

PG-13

1995

1h 51m

Romance

Comedy

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When Kate (Meg Ryan) learns that her fiance, Charlie (Timothy Hutton), has become smitten with a young Parisian woman, she boards a plane for France. She is seated next to Luc (Kevin Kline), a small-time crook who uses her to smuggle a stolen necklace, leading Luc to the hotel where she's staying to confront Charlie. As Kate and Luc get to know each other, their sarcastic rapport grows warmer, and Kate must decide where her heart truly lies as Charlie tries to win her back.

Critics Consensus

French Kiss is effervescent like good champagne but its spirit fizzles in a film that isn't as intoxicating as its stars.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

06/07/2022

1/4

French Kiss jettisons every vestige of the Lubitsch and post-Lubitsch Wilder tradition in conveying France to an American audience...

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/01/2000

2/4

The characters in this movie may look like adults, but they think like teenagers.

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Hollis Chacona

Austin Chronicle

01/01/2000

1.5/5

What it all boils down to is that if you don't mind that artificially flavored, plastic-bagged, stale pink and purple stuff that gets passed off as cotton candy these days, you will probably like French Kiss.

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Ronan Farren

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

Feb 23

It's sad to see Lawrence Kasdan, the director of Body Heat and The Big Chill, descending to the banal depths of French Kiss.

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Jas Keimig

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

02/01/2022

French Kiss is perfect escapist content for this moment, when the world feels like it's on fire.

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

08/30/2019

It is a huge disappointment to see Kevin Kline shine, as always, with a character of enormous possibilities but that ends up being sold to the demand of the mass. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Orange C

@Traveler3187 Mar 18

Dull, nonsense movie. Not funny at all.

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Stephen S

@Stephen52 Feb 24

Enjoyable fun French movie with Meg and Kevin. Great to see something lighthearted with lovely scenes of France. Loved Kevin’s portrayal of a Frenchman and the support cast was excellent. Great movie.

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Noel L

@RT15930389 Oct 28

I can't place it, but the plot just feels like its been done before. However that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it

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Jonathan E

@JonathanE Sep 12

The scenes around Paris and the beautiful scenes of the south of France are worth the price of admission!

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T R.

@redhot94 07/04/2025

Great movie. Shocked that I can’t watch it on streaming tv

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Stephen C

@bob25009 07/02/2025

Funny in 1 hour and 51 minutes.

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Synopsis

When Kate (Meg Ryan) learns that her fiance, Charlie (Timothy Hutton), has become smitten with a young Parisian woman, she boards a plane for France. She is seated next to Luc (Kevin Kline), a small-time crook who uses her to smuggle a stolen necklace, leading Luc to the hotel where she's staying to confront Charlie. As Kate and Luc get to know each other, their sarcastic rapport grows warmer, and Kate must decide where her heart truly lies as Charlie tries to win her back.

Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Producer: Tim Bevan, Meg Ryan, Kathryn F. Galan, Eric Fellner
Screenwriter: Adam Brooks
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Prufrock Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 5, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.4M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Surround