Half a Chance
1998 · Movie · 110 min · ★ 5.8 · 36% critics
After getting out of jail, a young woman sets out to find the man who may be her father. A stolen car pulls her into trouble with dangerous criminals, turning a personal search into a fast-moving chase with reluctant allies and constant danger.
Also known as Une chance sur deux
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Details
- Original title
- Une chance sur deux
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-03-25
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 36/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (118 votes)
- Budget
- $32,000,000
About
You may enjoy this if you like breezy French action-comedies with chase chaos, criminal trouble, and unlikely partners, in the vein of The Jaguar; Not for you if you want gritty realism or deep emotional drama.
Pros: lively chase setup; fun odd-couple energy; easy-to-follow action | Cons: familiar crime beats; light character depth; uneven humor
Cast & crew
Jean-Paul Belmondo
as Léo Brassac
Alain Delon
as Julien Vignal
Vanessa Paradis
as Alice Tomaso
Michel Aumont
as Ledoyen
Eric Defosse
as Carella
Aleksandr Yakovlev
as Trenchcoat killer
Valeri Gatayev
as Anatoli Sharkov
Jacques Roman
as Attorney Varinot
Sandrine Caron
as Butler
- LJ
Luis Jaime-Cortez
as Ángel Vargas
Directed by Patrice Leconte