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Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009) poster

2009 · comedy

Neuilly Yo Mama!

Directed by Gabriel Julien-Laferrière1h 30m2009

Samy moves from the underdeveloped crime-ridden French suburb to the riches of Neuilly.

Our read: Neuilly Yo Mama! (2009) reads as a warm, breathless, grounded comedy entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

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Warm, breathless, gentle comedy, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, measured.

ElsewhereIMDb5.63k
  • warm
  • kinetic
  • gentle
  • intimate
  • funny
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DNA · twelve axes

How Neuilly Yo Mama! feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a funny French teen comedy about clashing cultures in a rich suburb.”

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