Screenplay: Jean Poiret

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Jean Poiret. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Birds of a Feather

1978 · Movie · 110 min. · France

Direction Edouard Molinaro

Cast Ugo Tognazzi · Michel Serrault · Michel Galabru · Claire Maurier

Synopsis Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. They try conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when...

6.8

1K votes

6.8

1K votes

The Birdcage

1996 · Movie · 118 min. · United States

Direction Mike Nichols

Cast Robin Williams · Gene Hackman · Nathan Lane · Dianne Wiest

Synopsis In The Birdcage (1996), a flamboyant gay couple, Armand and Albert, own a drag nightclub in South Beach. Their lives take a hilarious turn when Armand's son, Val, announces his engagement to the daughter of a conservative politician. To impress...

6.4

14K votes

6.4

14K votes

La Cage aux Folles II

1980 · Movie · 102 min. · France

Direction Edouard Molinaro

Cast Michel Serrault · Ugo Tognazzi · Marcel Bozzuffi · Michel Galabru

Synopsis A nightclub owner and his transvestite lover find spies and police in their lives when they become unintentional owners of stolen microfilm. Complications follow them to Italy.

5.7

414 votes

5.7

414 votes

La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding

1985 · Movie · 87 min. · France

Direction Georges Lautner

Cast Michel Serrault · Ugo Tognazzi · Antonella Interlenghi · Saverio Vallone

Synopsis Third and final version of the La Cage aux Folles series has Renato's drag queen lover Albin learning that he can inherit a vast fortune from a distant relative. But the catch is that Albin must marry (a woman) and...

5.6

161 votes

5.6

161 votes

Le zèbre

1992 · Movie · 95 min. · France

Direction Jean Poiret

Cast Thierry Lhermitte · Caroline Cellier · Christian Pereira · Annie Grégorio

Synopsis In his work as a notary, Hippolyte has registered prenuptial agreements entrusted to him by hopeful young couples and divorce settlements by unhappy older couples. He has often seen the spark of romance wither and die among his clients and...

5.3

21 votes

5.3

21 votes

Happy Easter

1984 · Movie · 98 min. · France

Direction Georges Lautner

Cast Jean-Paul Belmondo · Sophie Marceau · Marie Laforêt · Rosy Varte

Synopsis Stéphane Margelle is a successful industrialist who somehow manages to conceal his innumerable amorous adventures from his wife Sophie. Shortly after arriving on the Côte d’Azur, a young woman, Julie, falls for Stéphane’s charms. With nowhere to spend the night,...

5.2

102 votes

5.2

102 votes

La gueule de l'autre

1979 · Movie · 100 min. · France

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Not rated