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    Little Nicholas

    Original title: Le Petit Nicolas
    • 20092009
    • Not RatedNot Rated
    • 1h 31min
    IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    13K
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    Maxime Godart in Le Petit Nicolas (2009)
    Trailer for Le Petit Nicolas
    Trailer2:09
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    36 Photos
    ComedyFamily

    Nicholas has every reason to keep things in life unchanged; however, when he accidentally overhears mum and dad talking about a new baby brother, his world will turn upside down. Will they abandon him to make room for th... Read allNicholas has every reason to keep things in life unchanged; however, when he accidentally overhears mum and dad talking about a new baby brother, his world will turn upside down. Will they abandon him to make room for the little stranger?Nicholas has every reason to keep things in life unchanged; however, when he accidentally overhears mum and dad talking about a new baby brother, his world will turn upside down. Will they abandon him to make room for the little stranger?Nicholas has every reason to keep things in life unchanged; however, when he accidentally overhears mum and dad talking about a new baby brother, his world will turn upside down. Will they abandon him to make room for the little stranger?Nicholas has every reason to keep things in life unchanged; however, when he accidentally overhears mum and dad talking about a new baby brother, his world will turn upside down. Will they abandon him to make room for the little stranger?

    • Director
      • Laurent Tirard
    • Writers
      • Laurent Tirard(screenplay)
      • Grégoire Vigneron(screenplay)
      • Alain Chabat(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Maxime Godart
      • Vincent Claude
      • Charles Vaillant
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Laurent Tirard
    • Writers
      • Laurent Tirard(screenplay)
      • Grégoire Vigneron(screenplay)
      • Alain Chabat(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Maxime Godart
      • Vincent Claude
      • Charles Vaillant
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    • 21User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Le Petit Nicolas
    Trailer 2:09
    Le Petit Nicolas

    Photos36

    Charles Vaillant and Maxime Godart in Le Petit Nicolas (2009)
    Vincent Claude, Victor Carles, Charles Vaillant, Germain Petit Damico, and Maxime Godart in Le Petit Nicolas (2009)
    Valérie Lemercier, Kad Merad, and Maxime Godart in Le Petit Nicolas (2009)
    Valérie Lemercier, Kad Merad, and François Damiens in Le Petit Nicolas (2009)
    Le Petit Nicolas (2009)
    Maxime Godart in Le Petit Nicolas (2009)
    Valérie Lemercier and Maxime Godart in Le Petit Nicolas (2009)
    Le Petit Nicolas (2009)
    Le Petit Nicolas (2009)
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    Le Petit Nicolas (2009)
    Sandrine Kiberlain and Maxime Godart in Le Petit Nicolas (2009)

    Top cast

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    Maxime Godart
    Maxime Godart
    • Nicolasas Nicolas
    Vincent Claude
    Vincent Claude
    • Alcesteas Alceste
    Charles Vaillant
    • Geoffroyas Geoffroy
    Victor Carles
    • Clotaireas Clotaire
    Benjamin Averty
    • Eudesas Eudes
    Germain Petit Damico
    Germain Petit Damico
    • Rufusas Rufus
    Damien Ferdel
    • Agnanas Agnan
    Virgile Tirard
    • Joachimas Joachim
    Elisa Heusch
    • Marie-Edwigeas Marie-Edwige
    Valérie Lemercier
    Valérie Lemercier
    • La mère de Nicolasas La mère de Nicolas
    Kad Merad
    Kad Merad
    • Le père de Nicolasas Le père de Nicolas
    Sandrine Kiberlain
    Sandrine Kiberlain
    • La maîtresseas La maîtresse
    François-Xavier Demaison
    François-Xavier Demaison
    • Le bouillonas Le bouillon
    Michel Duchaussoy
    Michel Duchaussoy
    • Le directeuras Le directeur
    Daniel Prévost
    Daniel Prévost
    • M. Moucheboumeas M. Moucheboume
    Michel Galabru
    Michel Galabru
    • Le ministreas Le ministre
    Anémone
    Anémone
    • Mlle Navarinas Mlle Navarin
    François Damiens
    François Damiens
    • Bléduras Blédur
    • Director
      • Laurent Tirard
    • Writers
      • Laurent Tirard(screenplay) (dialogue)
      • Grégoire Vigneron(screenplay) (dialogue)
      • Alain Chabat(dialogue)
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    Storyline

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    Nicolas has a happy existence, parents who love him, a great group of friends with whom he has great fun, and all he wants is that nothing changes. However, one day, he overhears a conversation that leads him to believe that his life might change forever, his mother is pregnant! He panics and envisions the worst. —Anonymous
    franceschooldinnerbabytitle same as book28 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Going Back To School Is Great!
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Family
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      At one point one of the boys brings French magazine "Pilote" which features part of the first "Asterix" comic story and the boys get the idea to scam people into thinking they invented the magic potion from "Asterix". Both "Asterix" and "Le petit Nicholas" where created by Rene Goscinny in 1959. The scam also mimics the scene from the very first Asterix story where Getafix the Druid and Asterix trick the Roman soldiers into thinking they drink the magic potion.
    • Goofs
      Plastic garbage bags only became widespread in the mid '70s. In the late '50s and early '60s, garbage was directly put in large metal bins and taken to the curb on collection days.
    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits are projected on animated, folding paper art.
    • Connections
      Featured in Die Synchron-Kids zu 'Der kleine Nick' (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Sleepwalk
      Written by Johnny Farina, Ann Farina and Santo Farina

    User reviews21

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Delightful and Refreshing Entertainment
    In a suburb in France, the boy Nicolas (Maxime Godart) does not know what he wants to be when he grows up since he is very happy with his mother (Valérie Lemercier), his father (Kad Merad) and his schoolmates. When his friend Joachim has a baby brother, Joachim tells to the other boys that his father had become very gentle with his mother. Then Joachim vanishes from school. Nicolas partially overhears the conversation of his parents about a dinner party for his father's boss and he misunderstands, believing that his mother is pregnant and his parents want to get rid of him. Nicolas tells his friends and they decide to hire a gangster to vanish with the baby, But they need to raise the money first.

    "Le Petit Nicolas" is a delightful and refreshing entertainment, with a gang that recalls the characters of Quino's Mafalda without the political jokes. I have laughed a lot, but the dinner party and the visit of the minister of education to the class are among the funniest moments of this original comedy of errors. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "O Pequeno Nicolau" ("The Little Nicolau")
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    • claudio_carvalho
    • Dec 13, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 30, 2009 (Belgium)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • SCOPE Invest (Belgium)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Le Petit Nicolas
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Fidélité Productions
      • IMAV Editions
      • Wild Bunch
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €22,700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $62,794,894
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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