Full Time (2023)
95%RT Audience Score: 96%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Full Time is a cinematic masterpiece that delves into the struggles of the working class and the weight of capitalism. With a relentless intensity that never lets up, this film is a rollercoaster ride of emotions that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Laure Calamy’s performance is nothing short of a one-woman show, holding the audience’s attention from start to finish. The cinematography and score work together seamlessly to create an anxiety-inducing experience that is both timely and intimate. Full Time is a must-see for fans of thrillers and those who appreciate a well-crafted film that tackles important societal issues with wit and creativity.
Full Time is the kind of movie that will make you want to quit your job and live off the grid. Laure Calamy’s performance is so intense, you’ll feel like you’re right there with her, struggling to make ends meet. The camera work and score add to the anxiety-inducing experience, but it’s worth it for the climactic sigh of relief at the end. Just make sure you have a stress ball handy.
Production Company(ies)
Foreign Language, Izo, Social
Distributor
Music Box Films
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Paris, France; France
MPAA / Certificate
NR
Year of Release
2023
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 27m
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Language(s):French
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Country of origin:France
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 3, 2023 Limited
Genre(s)
Mystery & thriller/Drama
Keyword(s)
Mystery, thriller, drama, French, Laure Calamy, Eric Gravel, Raphaëlle Delauche, Nicolas Sanfaute, Eric Gravel, box office, budget, reviewed by Josh Kupecki, Maxwell Rabb, Odie Henderson, Michael Phillips, Robert Abele, K Austin Collins, Dennis Schwartz, Robin Clifford, Laura Clifford, MaryAnn Johanson, Wade Major, single mother, Paris, hotel, chambermaid, debt, transport strike, job interview, childcare, capitalism, occupation, anxiety, rollercoaster, Ken Loach, female worker, Victor Seguin, Irène Drésel, synth score, ticking-clock, audience score, Music Box Films, Anne Suarez, Geneviève Mnich, Cyril Gueï, Lucie Gallo, Nolan Arizmendi
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $5,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $5,000,000
Production budget ranking: 1,817
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $2,692,500
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Anne Suarez – Sylvie
Geneviève Mnich – Madame Lusigny
Cyril Gueï – Vincent
Lucie Gallo – Jeanne Delacroix
Nolan Arizmendi – Nolan
Director – Eric Gravel
Producer – Raphaëlle Delauche, Nicolas Sanfaute
Writer – Eric Gravel
Director(s)
Eric Gravel
Writer(s)
Eric Gravel
Producer(s)
Raphaëlle Delauche, Nicolas Sanfaute
Film Festivals
Venice
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (48) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (47) | Rotten (1)
Full Time never loses the focus of what it is, which is one of the best thrillers of the year.
March 16, 2023 | Rating: 4/5
Josh Kupecki
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Full Time offers a personal commentary situated against capitalism’s anchors, and to this capacity, the film succeeds in showing how people struggle under the weight of their occupations and debt.
February 17, 2023
Maxwell Rabb
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
From the opening credits to its last shot barely 90 minutes later, the film never eases up on its intensity. Fans of relentless rollercoaster rides like 2019′s “Uncut Gems” and 1998′s “Run Lola Run” will find much to enjoy here.
February 16, 2023 | Rating: 3.5/4
Odie Henderson
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
The film is a master class in reactivity, and [Laure] Calamy manages it with perfect dramatic pitch.
February 10, 2023 | Rating: 3.5/4
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
The “Mission: Impossible” of mother tales.
February 10, 2023
Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
Full Time works because of, not despite, its cutting thrills. The anxiety we feel as we watch is very much the point. Julie is living on the edge. The movie marvels at her ability to keep her balance.
February 6, 2023
K. Austin Collins
Rolling Stone
TOP CRITIC
It’s a Ken Loach-like grim character study of a resilient female worker.
March 20, 2023 | Rating: B
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Laure Calamy gives a one-woman show performance as she is front and center for nearly every frame of the film. The actor and her character hold your attention throughout
March 16, 2023 | Rating: B
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
Aided by Victor Seguin’s fluid, constantly moving camera and Irène Drésel’s anxiety inducing synth score, “Full Time” is a nerve-shredding experience until the joyful, climactic sigh of relief the filmmaker finally allows both Julie and his audience.
March 11, 2023 | Rating: B+
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews
This relentless, heart-in-your-throat, ticking-clock thriller about precarious single-motherhood could not be more timely or more intimate. As real, and as recognizably stressful, as the genre gets.
March 3, 2023 | Rating: 5/5
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher
It is so anxiety-inducing, but so well made and [Laure Calamy’s] performance is so good.
March 3, 2023
Wade Major
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
An almost the perfect example of a film I admire but did not enjoy at all… [Laure Calamy] carries this whole thing on her shoulders.
March 3, 2023
Andy Klein
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)…
Plot
Julie can’t catch a break. For a single mother raising two children in the suburbs of Paris, but working in the city, the commuter train is a lifeline and it’s suddenly been severed during the latest transit strike. Without the train, Julie can’t get to her job as the head maid at a five-star hotel, or to the interview for a better job she has lined up. Out of desperation, Julie turns to neighbors and her own gutsy resourcefulness to get to work and barely makes it back in time to pick up her kids before bedtime. Worse yet: it’s only Monday. Julie is at her breaking point and soon finds herself bending the rules to stay afloat in a ruthless society as her responsibilities pile up.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Laure Calamy plays the lead role of Julie Roy in Full Time (2021).
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