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2012 · comedy

The Stroller Strategy

Directed by Clément Michel1h 30m2012

When Thomas Platz is suddenly made the guardian of a baby - then pretends to be its real father in order to win back Marie, the girlfriend who dumped him a year before. Stuck between staying a man-child forever, and proving he is ready to take the next steps of marriage and family with the love of his life, Thomas goes on an unexpectedly hilarious adventure getting the girl of his dreams to believe he has changed.

Our read: The Stroller Strategy (2012) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded comedy entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

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Cosy, kinetic, gentle comedy, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, measured.

ElsewhereIMDb5.5948RT8%Metacritic20
  • cosy
  • brisk
  • gentle
  • redemptive
  • intimate
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DNA · twelve axes

How The Stroller Strategy 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 light French comedy about a man using a baby to win back his ex.”

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Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonight — Skip if baby-sitting farce and man-child antics don't sound fun tonight.

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