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C.R.A.Z.Y.

C.R.A.Z.Y.

Comedy · Drama · 2005

A young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father's values.

Movie details

C.R.A.Z.Y.

“Growing up in this family, you'd have to be... C.R.A.Z.Y.”

2005 Comedy · Drama 2h 6m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.8 / 10

34.4K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

100 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

81 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.5 / 10

Community rating

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A young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father's values.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

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Directed by

Jean-Marc Vallée

Written by

Jean-Marc Vallée · François Boulay

Marc-André Grondin

Marc-André Grondin

Zachary Beaulieu

Danielle Proulx

Danielle Proulx

Laurianne Beaulieu

Michel Côté

Michel Côté

Gervais Beaulieu

Pierre-Luc Brillant

Pierre-Luc Brillant

Raymond Beaulieu

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Alex Gravel

Antoine Beaulieu

Maxime Tremblay

Maxime Tremblay

Christian Beaulieu

Natacha Thompson

Natacha Thompson

Michelle

Court is in session

Put C.R.A.Z.Y. on trial.

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

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.