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From TMDb members · 2 total- deepkino
This movie quietly exposes how isolating modern life can be. The contrast between structured, “successful” loneliness and socially excluded loneliness is handled in such a subtle but powerful way. It never lectures you — it just shows you small, human moments that slowly build in…
- deepkino
This movie quietly exposes how isolating modern life can be. The contrast between structured, “successful” loneliness and socially excluded loneliness is handled in such a subtle but powerful way. It never lectures you — it just shows you small, human moments that slowly build in…
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The Eighth Day
“What a difference a day makes…”
74%
Movie
1h 58m
AI Analysis
The Eighth Day (1996) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Eighth Day (1996) — a movie tagged as Drama with heartwarming moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Georges has Down syndrome, living at a mental-institution, Harry is a busy businessman, giving lectures for young aspiring salesmen. He is successful in his business life, but his social life is a disaster since his wife left him and took their two children with her. This weekend his children came by train to meet h… Our models also surface themes such as ai, family, and friendship from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~118 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Eighth Day 74% (312 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
Georges has Down syndrome, living at a mental-institution, Harry is a busy businessman, giving lectures for young aspiring salesmen. He is successful in his business life, but his social life is a disaster since his wife left him and took their two children with her. This weekend his children came by train to meet him, but Harry, working as always, forgot to pick them up. Neither his wife or his children want to see him again and he is driving around on the country roads, anguished and angry. He almost runs over Georges, on the run from the institution since everybody else went home with their parents except him, whose mother is dead. Harry tries to get rid of Georges but he won't leave his new friend. Eventually a special friendship forms between the two of them, a friendship which makes Harry a different person.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1996-05-22
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- TMDB rating
- 7.4
- TMDB ID
- 36998
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What is The Eighth Day about?
Georges has Down syndrome, living at a mental-institution, Harry is a busy businessman, giving lectures for young aspiring salesmen. He is successful in his business life, but his social life is a ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Eighth Day?
The official runtime for The Eighth Day is approximately 118 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Daniel Auteuil
Harry
Pascal Duquenne
Georges
Miou-Miou
Julie
Henri Garcin
Bank manager
Isabelle Sadoyan
Georges' Mother
Fabienne Loriaux
Fabienne, Georges's sister
Juliette Van Dormael
Juliette
Sabrina Leurquin
Snack waitress
Dieudonné Kabongo
Dustman
- M
Michele Maes
Nathalie
- A
Alice van Dormael
Alice
- M
Marie-Pierre Meinzel
Shoe store saleswoman
- L
Laszlo Harmati
Luis Mariano
- D
Dominique Lecat
Band Member
- R
Roland De Pauw
TV Chef
- J
Jo De Backer
Bridegroom
Lotfi Yahya Jedidi
Dustman
- A
André Simon
Tramp
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This movie quietly exposes how isolating modern life can be. The contrast between structured, “successful” loneliness and socially excluded loneliness is handled in such a subtle but powerful way. It never lectures you — it just shows you small, human moments that slowly build into something heartbreaking. I found myself thinking about the characters like real people long after the credits rolled. Not an easy watch emotionally, but absolutely worth it. Daniel Auteuil plays the stressed, disconnected Harry to perfection, but Pascal Duquenne as Georges is the film’s magical heart. The magic isn't in big plot twists, but in the quiet, absurd, and beautiful moments where Georges' view of the world slowly dismantles Harry's. It avoids sheer sentimentality by being genuinely funny and sometimes painfully honest. The chemistry between Auteuil and Duquenne is incredible. A small, quiet film that hits like an emotional truck!
This movie quietly exposes how isolating modern life can be. The contrast between structured, “successful” loneliness and socially excluded loneliness is handled in such a subtle but powerful way. It never lectures you — it just shows you small, human moments that slowly build into something heartbreaking. I found myself thinking about the characters like real people long after the credits rolled. Not an easy watch emotionally, but absolutely worth it. Daniel Auteuil plays the stressed, disconnected Harry to perfection, but Pascal Duquenne as Georges is the film’s magical heart. The magic isn't in big plot twists, but in the quiet, absurd, and beautiful moments where Georges' view of the world slowly dismantles Harry's. It avoids sheer sentimentality by being genuinely funny and sometimes painfully honest. The chemistry between Auteuil and Duquenne is incredible. A small, quiet film that hits like an emotional truck!
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