Le Deuxième Acte
Florence wants to introduce David, the man she’s madly in love with, to her father Guillaume. But David isn’t attracted to Florence and wants to throw her into the arms of his friend Willy. The four characters meet in a restaurant in the middle of nowhere.
The Second Act (2024) is a comedy and drama film directed by Quentin Dupieux, released on May 14, 2024 with a runtime of 1h 20m. It stars Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel and Raphaël Quenard. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 319 ratings.
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Léa Seydoux
as Florence Drucker
Vincent Lindon
as Guillaume Tardieu
Louis Garrel
as David
Raphaël Quenard
as Willy / Christian
Manuel Guillot
as Stéphane Jouvet
Françoise Gazio
as Intriguing Extra 1
Régine Mondion
as Intriguing Extra 2
Valérie Vogt
as Florence and David's Agent
Hélène Alexandridis
as Florence's Mom
Max Nicolas
as Asssitant Director
Thémis Terrier-Thiébaux
as Florence's Daughter
Kim Barrouk
as Invisible Script
Directed by Quentin Dupieux, written by Quentin Dupieux, produced by Hugo Sélignac.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 319 ratings.
Louis Garrel can’t really do wrong in my book, but in this rather daft comedy I thought his thunder rather effectively stolen by Raphaël Quenard and by Manuel Guillot. “David” (Garrel) and his best pal “Willy” (Quenard) are walking to a restaurant rendezvous with a girl whom the former man is trying to palm off on the latter. “Willy” is somewhat sceptical of this largesse and assumes that she has two heads, or…
Reviewed on March 20, 2026
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The main cast of The Second Act (2024) includes Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel, Raphaël Quenard and Manuel Guillot. The film was directed by Quentin Dupieux. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Second Act was released on May 14, 2024 and runs for 1h 20m.
The Second Act (2024) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 319 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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