Monsieur Hire

Monsieur Hire (1989)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (12 reviews)

  • 82% of users liked it
    (1,213 ratings)

Lonely and shy bachelor Monsieur Hire (Michel Blanc), suspected in the murder of a girl, secretly watches his young, attractive neighbor Alice (Sandrine Bonnaire) through the window. Once, when lightning flashes during a thunderstorm, she notices his face in the window and comes to him to find out… More

PG-13, 1 hr. 25 min.
Directed By
Patrice Leconte
Written By
Patrice Leconte, Patrick Dewolf
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
May 24, 1989 Wide
On DVD
Oct 16, 2007

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    A creepy, riveting psychological thriller about desire, eroticism, and voeurism, beautifully acted by Michel Blanc and Sandrine Bonnaire.

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    A highly skilled, almost perfectly sustained thriller with erotic undertones.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Michel Blanc is superb as the hapless oddball character.

  • Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

    Ethereal and gripping.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Explores the fine line between small and large deception.

Read all 6 critic reviews

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Mark A


    A dark suspenseful tale of obsession, deception, and betrayal. Mssr. Hire likes to watch. His neighbor seems not to mind. A match made in heaven? Maybe, maybe not. A police inspector keeps the plot on a low simmer, and the end, while not unexpected, still has the power to shock. Slow… More

  • Brian R


    Masterpiece picture. The character Monsieur Hire who wears a dark suit as if he is going to attend a funeral or maybe Hire is paying homage to Alfred Hitchcock, who knows? Hire enjoys listening to classical music, enjoys playing with small mice, feeding the pigeons, and looking at an… More

  • Bill C


    Hire is a persons who’s good taste intelligence and aspirations in life far outrun his position in life, race and appearance. I was originally confused on the time-line and was the woman in flashbacks and dead in the dead woman investigated in the present, but they both are in the… More

  • alan j


    Slow, slow, slow..did I mention slow? A simple story about a small, unlikeable man and the conniving woman he adores. The plot and pacing moves at such a slow rate, you could possibly put up a couple loads of wash and still not miss anything. Even at this rate, the movie clocks in… More

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