Gaston Lagaffe
Gaston Lagaffe
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What this film brings
Content barometer
Violence
1/5
Mild
Fear
1/5
Mild
Sexuality
0/5
None
Language
1/5
Mild
Narrative complexity
2/5
Moderate
Adult themes
0/5
None
Expert review
This live action comedy adapts the world of Gaston Lagaffe with a very slapstick, light, and deliberately chaotic tone, using humor built on clumsiness, absurd inventions, and exaggerated adult reactions. The sensitive content mainly involves comic destruction, falls, collisions, small explosions, and brief chases without realistic harm, along with some workplace tension when a boss becomes frustrated with the main character. The intensity stays low and highly stylized throughout, with no lasting threat, no painful violence, no meaningful sexual content, and language that remains broadly child friendly. For parents, the main point of attention is that very young viewers may be startled by the noise, constant commotion, and repeated mishaps, or may want to imitate unsafe homemade inventions. It works well as a family watch, especially if adults remind children that the gadgets, stunts, and chaotic experiments on screen are not meant to be copied in real life.
Synopsis
Gaston is a new guy at the Peticoin start-up. With his delusional inventions, he will change the lives of his colleagues. Cat, seagull, cow, and gaffophone will be at the center of the mishaps of this genius laidback handyman who wants only to do good, but has the gift of annoying Prunelle, his boss. Can those Gaston's gaffes galore prevent the buy-out of the Peticoin by Mr. de Mesmaeker?
Difficult scenes
Several gags are built around inventions that malfunction, causing falls, collisions, office chaos, and sometimes small explosive or mechanical effects with a lot of noise. These scenes are played entirely for comedy, with no realistic injury, but they may still startle children who are sensitive to loud sounds or busy visual action. The boss and some adults are regularly exasperated with Gaston, leading to raised voices, scolding, and fairly strong frustration about his blunders. This is not abuse, but it is recurring comic tension that may bother children who are especially sensitive to arguments or social embarrassment. Animals appear in the middle of the chaos, sometimes in ways that briefly suggest an animal might be in trouble during a chase or a messy setup. The tone remains silly and reassuring, but younger viewers may still react if they worry easily about animals.
Where to watch
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About this title
- Format
- Feature film
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Countries
- France, Belgium
- Original language
- FR
- Directed by
- Pierre-François Martin-Laval
- Main cast
- Théo Fernandez, Pierre-François Martin-Laval, Arnaud Ducret, Jérôme Commandeur, Alison Wheeler, Franc Bruneau, Christophe Canard, Sébastien Chassagne, Maka Sidibe, Charlotte Gabris
- Studios
- Belvision, UGC, TF1 Films Production
Content barometer
Violence
1/5
Mild
Fear
1/5
Mild
Sexuality
0/5
None
Language
1/5
Mild
Narrative complexity
2/5
Moderate
Adult themes
0/5
None
Expert review
This live action comedy adapts the world of Gaston Lagaffe with a very slapstick, light, and deliberately chaotic tone, using humor built on clumsiness, absurd inventions, and exaggerated adult reactions. The sensitive content mainly involves comic destruction, falls, collisions, small explosions, and brief chases without realistic harm, along with some workplace tension when a boss becomes frustrated with the main character. The intensity stays low and highly stylized throughout, with no lasting threat, no painful violence, no meaningful sexual content, and language that remains broadly child friendly. For parents, the main point of attention is that very young viewers may be startled by the noise, constant commotion, and repeated mishaps, or may want to imitate unsafe homemade inventions. It works well as a family watch, especially if adults remind children that the gadgets, stunts, and chaotic experiments on screen are not meant to be copied in real life.
Synopsis
Gaston is a new guy at the Peticoin start-up. With his delusional inventions, he will change the lives of his colleagues. Cat, seagull, cow, and gaffophone will be at the center of the mishaps of this genius laidback handyman who wants only to do good, but has the gift of annoying Prunelle, his boss. Can those Gaston's gaffes galore prevent the buy-out of the Peticoin by Mr. de Mesmaeker?
Difficult scenes
Several gags are built around inventions that malfunction, causing falls, collisions, office chaos, and sometimes small explosive or mechanical effects with a lot of noise. These scenes are played entirely for comedy, with no realistic injury, but they may still startle children who are sensitive to loud sounds or busy visual action. The boss and some adults are regularly exasperated with Gaston, leading to raised voices, scolding, and fairly strong frustration about his blunders. This is not abuse, but it is recurring comic tension that may bother children who are especially sensitive to arguments or social embarrassment. Animals appear in the middle of the chaos, sometimes in ways that briefly suggest an animal might be in trouble during a chase or a messy setup. The tone remains silly and reassuring, but younger viewers may still react if they worry easily about animals.