''Alibi.com'' is a 2017 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

. It is directed by

Philippe Lacheau Philippe Lacheau (; born 25 June 1980) is a French actor, director and writer. Career From 2002 to 2010, Philippe Lacheau worked on French television for several TV Show like the "Casting Live" (2002), "Total Fun" (2003) and "Pour le meilleur ...

Plot

Grégory Van Huffel, called Greg, is the head of Alibi.com, an agency for cheating people. The agency provides the infidelities with the alibi they need to keep their affairs secret from their partners. Greg meets lawyer Florence Martin by chance. While his company is growing successfully, Grégory falls in love with Florence, who, due to bad experiences, considers honesty to be the greatest good in a relationship. That's why Greg hides his job and says he's a steward. During a trip to their parents' country house together, Greg discovers that Florence's father Gérard is one of his customers at Alibi.com. While Florence's mother, Marlène, assumes that her husband is on a business trip, Gérard meets with Cynthia in a hotel in Cannes. Various circumstances mean that Florence and her mother also check into the hotel in Cannes, where they meet Gérard. In an emergency, Gérard contacts Greg. To get Gérard's alibi, Greg had to pretend to Florence that he was traveling to Tanzania. So under no circumstances should he run into her ... In the end, Gérard and Greg become repentant sinners, while Cynthia publishes Alibi.com's customer list on the Internet.

Cast

as Grégory Van Huffel *

Élodie Fontan Élodie Fontan (; born 9 July 1987) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifteen television and film productions since 1996. Life and career Élodie Fontan started very young in French commercials for Nissan, Quick and Euro Disney ...

as Flo Martin * Julien Arruti as Augustin *

Tarek Boudali Tarek Boudali ( ar, link=no, طارق بودالي; born 5 November 1979) is a French actor and humorist of Moroccan origin. Life and career Tarek Boudali, of Moroccan origin, graduated with a Higher Technician Certificate (BTS) Sales Force. ...

as Mehdi *

Didier Bourdon Didier Bourdon (; born 23 January 1959) is a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He first reached stardom in France when he created the comedic trio Les Inconnus with Bernard Campan and Pascal Légitimus, which was very popular throu ...

as Gérard Martin *

Nathalie Baye Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye (born 6 July 1948) is a French film, television and stage actress. She began her career in 1970 and has appeared in more than 80 films. A ten-time César Award nominee, her four wins were for '' Every Man for Himself' ...

as Madame Martin *

Nawell Madani Nawell Madani (born 1979 in Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium) is a Belgian humorist of Algerian descent, presenter and producer. She became famous in 2012 because of the Jamel Comedy Club. Biography Born on 25 October 1979, Nawell grew up in Belgium ...

as Cynthia *

Philippe Duquesne Philippe Duquesne (born 30 June 1965) is a French actor. He is best known for playing in the cult TV series '' Les Deschiens'' (1993–2002), in which he plays alongside Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian come ...

as Maurice *

Medi Sadoun Medi Sadoun (born 8 July 1973) is a French actor born in Paris. He is known for playing the role of Rachid Benassem in ''Serial (Bad) Weddings ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' (french: Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?, lit=What have we done to the ...

as Garcia *

Vincent Desagnat Vincent Raphaël Charles Desagnat (; born 9 March 1976) is a French actor, skateboarding, skateboarder and, television presenter, television and radio presenter. Life and career Vincent Desagnat was born in Paris, the youngest son of director ...

as Romain * Alice Dufour as Clara *

Jo Prestia Jo Prestia (born 5 June 1960 in Porto Empedocle) is an Italian born French kick boxer and actor. He has appeared in more than seventy films since 1996 and is best known for his performance as Le Tenia in the controversial 2002 film, ''Irréversib ...

as Prosper *

Michèle Laroque Michèle Laroque (; born 15 June 1960) is a French actress, comedian, humorist, producer and screenwriter. Early life Michèle Laroque was born in Nice in the department of Alpes-Maritimes. She is the daughter of Romanian dancer and violinist ...

as Françoise *

Norman Thavaud Norman Jacky Cyril Thavaud (; born 14 April 1987) also known as the channel name (''Norman makes videos''), is a French comedian and blogger known for his short comic YouTube videos. Several of his videos have been viewed tens of millions of t ...

as Paul-Edouard * Joeystarr as MC Stocma *

Kad Merad Kad Merad (born Kaddour Merad, ar, قدور ميراد, link=no; 27 March 1964) is a French-Algerian filmmaker and actor who has acted both on stage and on screen. Life and career Kad Merad was born in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, on 27 March 1 ...

as Monsieur Godet * Valériane de Villeneuve as Madame Godet *

Chantal Ladesou Chantal Ladesou (born 5 May 1948) is a French actress and comedian. Personal life Ladesou met her husband Michel Ansault and with whom she had three children, two boys, Alix (who died in a car accident), Julien and a daughter, the actress Cl� ...

as The veterinarian *

La Fouine Laouni Mouhid ( ar, العوني محيد , ; born 25 December 1981), commonly known by his stage name La Fouine (, ; ), with additional aliases such as Fouiny Babe or just Fouiny (), is a French rapper and singer of Moroccan descent. He is own ...

as himself * François-Xavier Ménage as himself * Norbert Godji as Doudou *

Samy Naceri Saïd Naceri ( ar, سعيد ناصري, link=no; born 2 July 1961), known as Samy Naceri (), is a French actor known for his work in the four ''Taxi'' films and '' The Code'' (''La Mentale''). Early life and career Naceri was born to an Algerian ...

as The taxi driver * Arnaud Makunga as MC Stocma's boyfriend

Reception

Box office

''Alibi.com'' has grossed $29.3 million worldwide against a production budget of $7.6 million.

Critical response

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, the film has an approval rating of 67% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10.

Remake

An Italian

remake A remake is a film, television series, video game, song or similar form of entertainment that is based upon and retells the story of an earlier production in the same medium—e.g., a "new version of an existing film". A remake tells the same ...

entitled ''

L'agenzia dei bugiardi ''L'agenzia dei bugiardi'' () is a 2019 Italian comedy film directed by Volfango De Biasi. The film is a remake of the 2017 French film ''Alibi.com ''Alibi.com'' is a 2017 French comedy film. It is directed by Philippe Lacheau. Plot Grég ...

'' () was released in January 2019.

References

External links

* * 2017 films 2010s French-language films French comedy films 2017 comedy films Films directed by Philippe Lacheau 2010s French films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub