the number 1 Netflix film is validated by subscribers

Director Julien Royal (Passing by) returns to Netflix with a scathing and exhilarating action comedy that is at the top of the rankings on the American streaming platform. As for the subscribers, the surprise is in store.

Several things stand out from the film’s trailer New rich, available since November 17 on Netflix. First, the casting is rocking! Alongside Nassim Lyes and Zoé Marchal – the two main actors already in a duo in Overdose (Prime Video) by Olivier Marchal – we find other famous French actors. What is also striking is its supercharged scenario, its stunts and scathing lines.

New rich : a comedy that hits the mark

The film, which rose to the top of the top 10 most viewed feature films of the moment on Netflix, seems to be a big favorite for the platform’s subscribers, most of whom praise its infectious humor. “I was laughing from start to finish.“, comments an Internet user who gives it a score of 10/10. He is not the only one to praise the comic potential of the film. “The movie is so funny“, “I have never laughed so much at a film, I even cried laughing. Even at the end, it’s super funny“, assure two other subscribers of the platform. One of the most laudatory reviews goes to this other fan, who goes so far as to place the feature film among the best productions in the Netflix catalog. “After its most complicated first ten minutes ever filmed, Nouveaux Riches is a real success, the very top of Netflix’s basket“.

New rich : cameos from Adèle Exarchopoulos and Guillaume Canet

When Netflix was promoting the film, the American company promised us a “rom com like we have rarely seen“. On the one hand, we have Youss (Nassim Lyes), a first-rate scammer, unlucky in love, who finds himself without a penny in his pocket. During a festive evening, he meets a certain Stéphanie, a young woman with integrity. and “rough guy” who has a serious asset: millions of euros in cryptocurrency. Youss then sees the opportunity to get rich and gets closer to her. In addition to this caustic duo, the film benefits from two surprise cameos. First, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Guillaume Canet, whose performance does not go unnoticed in the film. Other guests, like Panayotis Pascot, Gustave Kervern, Kenza Fortas and even the comedian Hakim Jemili.

Article written in collaboration with 6Médias