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Ruby & Quentin

Ruby & Quentin

Comedy · Crime · 2003

After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, brooding outlaw Ruby befriends Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt, they make a break together. Unable to shake the clumsy Quentin, Ruby is forced to take him along as he pursues his former partners in crime to avenge the death of the woman he loved and get to the money.

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Ruby & Quentin

2003 Comedy · Crime 1h 25m

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6.7 / 10

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After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, brooding outlaw Ruby befriends Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt, they make a break together. Unable to shake the clumsy Quentin, Ruby is forced to take him along as he pursues his former partners in crime to avenge the death of the woman he loved and get to the money.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Francis Veber

Written by

Francis Veber

Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu

Quentin

Jean Reno

Jean Reno

Ruby

Richard Berry

Richard Berry

Commissioner Vernet

André Dussollier

André Dussollier

Prison psychiatrist

Jean-Pierre Malo

Jean-Pierre Malo

Vogel

Leonor Varela

Leonor Varela

Katia / Sandra

Jean-Michel Noirey

Jean-Michel Noirey

Lambert

Court is in session

Put Ruby & Quentin on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.