Aure Atika, Berenice Bejo, Constantin Alexandrov

Secret agent OSS 117 foils Nazis, beds local beauties, and brings peace to the Middle East.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 39 min.

Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius

Release Date: May 9, 2008

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DVD Release Date: November 7, 2006

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  • November 20, 2006
    Jean Dujardin is probably one of my favorite actor in France! I just love him so much! And this movie is also excellent! A great parody of an old James Bond movie, and all I got to say is you got to see this one for sure, it's hilarious!
  • June 30, 2009
    One of the best Eurospy Films I have seen. A cross between James Bond and Pink Panther, guess you could say a Spaghetti Spy Film. A 5 star film, this has action, drama, and comedy mixed in it. I look forward to many more OSS 117 Films. Jean Dujardin plays Agent OSS 117 and does...( read more) an excellent job. Really enjoyed when he was part of the band playing the oud. If you like the Spy Films of the 1960-1980 time frame you will get a kick out of this. On the Funny Scale its a 10 out of 10. Trust me on this one you will not be sorry. 5 Stars
  • August 4, 2008
    A slight, amusing Bond riff.
  • July 31, 2009
    Has its moments, but more often dull than entertaining.
    I'm looking forward to seeing the sequel nonetheles, since I have faith in Jean Dujardin and I know he has much more potential than this.
  • August 6, 2009
    really funny. Very smart. Very French. Offbeat. And the rubber faced lead man Jean Dujardin was classic. Think Steve Martin out of 'dead men..' and Cary Grant on Acid meets Top secret and Spy Hard. As good as the best of them; Wildly funny at times. No obvious flaws and good supp...( read more)orting actors. Highly recommended one of my films of 2009. And who is Berenice Bejo? Wow.
  • June 19, 2009
    Excellent spoof on the old school James Bond films, with plenty of hilarious moments (the chickens were a personal favorite). Well worth seeing if you thought the Austin Powers films were severely lacking as spy thriller spoofs. This is that genre done right.
  • June 14, 2009
    Que dire ? Je m'attendais à un film moyen et j'ai eu un film extra. Le rire est eu rendez vous, les situations tordantes, les répliques cultes. A voir.
  • May 12, 2009
    Pretty funny!

    When I saw it on theatre, I found it veeery funny.
    Less when I saw it in DVD after, but still cool and fun.

    Staring the excellent young actor, Jean Dujardin. thanks to who the film is good.

    A sequel really worst came out a few months ago, but isn't on Flix.
  • April 12, 2009
    I love it !!! Jean Dujardin is really perfect for the character !!!!

Critic Reviews


June 27, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The French-made movie travels familiar ground, with a nod as well to Airplane!, Top Secret and that whole genre. Even compared to them, it pushes things just a little -- not too far, but toward the lo... full review

May 23, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

A witty French espionage comedy that affectionately spoofs 1970s Eurospy thrillers. full review

May 9, 2008
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath is invincibly smug, occasionally smarmy and obsessed with food. If that whets your appetite, he's your homme. full review

May 9, 2008
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

The hero of OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies might be described as a French equivalent of James Bond.

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