Back home

Mandibles

584 votes

Producing House

Two dimwitted friends hatch a money-making scheme after discovering a giant fly in the trunk of a car.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2021-05-19

Runtime: 77 mins

Director: Quentin Dupieux

Writer: Quentin Dupieux

Spoken language: Français

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy

Original title: Mandibles

Production Companies: Chi-Fou-Mi Productions, Artémis Productions, Memento Films Production, VOO, BeTV, Shelter Prod

Production Countries: Belgium, France

Reviews

C

ChrisSawin
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 Mandibles feels like a withdrawn version of Dupieux though.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 giant 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
2021-07-27

Recommendations

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
4

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

1984-03-11

After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last stro

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
3.2

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

1989-06-23

The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood t

Ice Spiders
2

Ice Spiders

2007-06-09

When a young ski team training for the Olympics arrives at the remote and isolated Lost Mountain Ski

Stung
2.7

Stung

2015-07-03

A fancy garden party turns into upper class prey when a colony of killer wasps mutates into seven fo

Rebirth of Mothra III
3.1

Rebirth of Mothra III

1998-12-12

To save the world, Mothra goes back in time in an attempt to defeat a younger King Ghidorah.

Jumanji
3.6

Jumanji

1995-12-15

When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world

Big Man Japan
3

Big Man Japan

2007-05-19

Daisato, a second-rate, third-generation superhero, annoys his neighbors with the noise and destruct

The Island of Giant Insects - Live-Action PV
0

The Island of Giant Insects - Live-Action PV

2019-11-22

Clocking in at roughly four minutes, the short teases the story's most baseline elements: giant bugs

Mushiking: Super Battle Movie ~Altered Beetles of Darkness~
0

Mushiking: Super Battle Movie ~Altered Beetles of Darkness~

2007-03-21

Adder, the Fairy of Darkness, schemes to invade a peaceful paradise that the beetles, Popo and the o

Mosquito
2.4

Mosquito

1994-11-21

An alien starship crashes in a swamp in a U.S. National Park. Some mosquitos begin to feed from the

Monster Island
2.1

Monster Island

2004-03-07

Mutant radioactive bugs attack VJs, Carmen Electra and an island full of MTV contest winners in this

A Terrible Night
2.6

A Terrible Night

1896-01-01

A man tries to get a good night's sleep, but is disturbed by a giant spider that leaps onto his bed,

Insectula!
3

Insectula!

2015-03-13

A giant alien mosquito-type insect is drawn to earth from the CO2 pollution in search of blood. Del,

Mary's Birthday
2.3

Mary's Birthday

1951-01-01

The flower fairies help a little girl named Mary to thwart germs.

The Atomic Space Bug
0.5

The Atomic Space Bug

1999-07-14

A meteorite carrying a horrifying insect like creature crash lands in a small town in Upstate New Yo

King Kong
3.4

King Kong

2005-12-12

In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel

Starship Troopers
3.5

Starship Troopers

1997-11-07

Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobil

The Fly II
2.9

The Fly II

1989-02-10

Martin Brundle, born of the human/fly, is adopted by his father's place of employment (Bartok Inc.)

Them!
3.4

Them!

1954-06-16

As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert south

Mysterious Island
3.3

Mysterious Island

1961-12-19

During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific islan