My Best Friend

2006 · 90 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 6,985 VOTES · DIR. Patrice Leconte

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Overview

Catherine refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,254 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:49 MY BEST FRIEND
00:06:32 Mahon, mahonnaise...
00:10:30 He was eating a strawberry tart.
00:13:23 No. How could you? You only like things.
00:16:23 - Didn't you? - I can't remember.
00:19:52 The Greeks and Romans idolized friendship.
00:23:25 They got it wrong. The Francs-Bourgeois weren't bourgeois.
00:26:55 No idea, sir.
00:31:48 - At your service. - Ballanchain, as in "ball and..."
00:35:26 Teach me, please. I'll pay you.
00:38:55 - Who is "me"? - Me!
00:43:02 I care about you, that's all.
00:46:54 You were a smug little shit then
00:51:14 Depends on the evening.
00:54:11 You have nice parents.
00:57:21 - Going down-market? - It was a gift.
01:00:53 - Did he tell you? - Are you surprised?
01:05:20 Where are the tears?
01:10:40 But if you tame me, we'll need each other.
01:14:14 - Which one? - In gray.
01:17:32 Yes.
01:20:32 That clears the air. Manet or Monet?
01:24:25 But I didn't know your other friend did too.
01:29:02 It was a slice of hell.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,254
Dialogue density13.9 lines / min
First line00:00:49
Final line01:29:02

Production Record

DirectorPatrice Leconte
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes6,985