Mandibles
2021 | 77m | French
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Quentin Dupieux |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Quentin Dupieux |
| Staring: |
| Two dimwitted friends hatch a money-making scheme after discovering a giant fly in the trunk of a car. | |
| Release Date: | May 19, 2021 |
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| Director: | Quentin Dupieux |
| Writer: | Quentin Dupieux |
| Genres: | Comedy, Fantasy |
| Keywords | giant insect, fly (insect) |
| Production Companies | Memento Films Production, Artémis Productions, VOO, BeTV, Chi-Fou-Mi Productions, Shelter Prod |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,044,087
Budget: $4,900,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 11, 2025 Entered: Sep 11, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Grégoire Ludig | Manu |
| David Marsais | Jean-Gab |
| Adèle Exarchopoulos | Agnès |
| India Hair | Cécile |
| Bruno Lochet | Gilles |
| Coralie Russier | Sandrine |
| Roméo Elvis | Serge |
| Thomas Blanchard | Gendarme 2 |
| Gaspard Augé | Agent de sécu |
| Marius Colucci | Gendarme 1 |
| Raphaël Quenard | Raimondo |
| Philippe Dusseau | Michel Michel |
| Jean-Paul Solal | Maître Wolf |
| Jézabel Marques | Madame Wolf |
| Marie Narbonne | Fille Wolf |
| Pablo Beugnet | Fils Wolf |
| Olivier Blanc | Majordome |
| Dave Chapman | La Mouche |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Isabelle Pannetier | Costume Design |
| Metronomy | Music |
| Joan Le Boru | Art Direction, Decorator, Production Design |
| Quentin Dupieux | Editor, Director, Original Music Composer, Writer, Director of Photography |
| Marine Albert | Casting Director |
| Bruno Bazergue | Manager of Operations |
| Christine Moarbes | Production Director |
| Guillaume Le Braz | Sound Engineer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hugo Sélignac | Producer |
| Vincent Mazel | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 125 | 536 |
Quentin Dupieux has always made strange films that usually can’t be categorized as anything other than bizarre. His filmmaking career seems to have culminated with Deerskin, which is his funniest and most coherent film to date. Mandibles feels like a withdrawn version of Dupieux though. There’s a gi ... ant fly, but we don’t see enough of her as we’re subjected to two morons trying to get a free pass on life. Its attempts at humor fall flat and it’s impossible to sympathize with or find any sort of entertaining qualities in any of the characters. Mandibles is really only going to be for hardcore fans of Dupieux’s other works. The average lifespan of a female house fly is 25 days, which is about three weeks longer than Mandibles will stay relevant in the public eye. Full review: https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Mandibles-2021-Review-An-Unfunny-and-Aimless-Comedy