Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy_
Original: La Cité de la peur
A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.
Starring
Chantal Lauby, Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Cast
Chantal Lauby →
Chantal Lauby stars as Odile Deray / Louise, TV journalist in Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy.
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Year context
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy was released 32 years ago in 1994.
Overview
A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with ham...
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy is a Comedy film with a runtime of 1h 40m.
CAST (20)
Chantal Lauby
Odile Deray / Louise, TV journalist
Alain Chabat
Serge Karamazov / Youri / Jacques, TV journalist
Dominique Farrugia
Simon Jérémi / Benjamin / Michel, TV journalist
Gérard Darmon
Commissioner Patrick Bialès / Maurice Bialès / Alicia Lampéro
Sam Karmann
Disturbing man / Youri / Émile Gravier
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Jean-Paul Martoni
Eric Prat
Philippe Garcia
Marc de Jonge
Serge Karamazov's boss
Valérie Lemercier
M. Jacques' widow
PL
Patrick Lizana
Grimaldi, policeman
Tchéky Karyo
Mr. Jacques, the 1st projectionist
Daniel Gélin
Mr. Mireille, the 2nd projectionist
Jean-Pierre Bacri
3rd projectionist
Eddy Mitchell
4th projectionist
Hélène de Fougerolles
Sandy
FJ
Florence Joubert
Susan
GD
Guillaume de Montlivault
Maximilien
Dominique Besnehard
Journalist at the Cameo
Hélène Rodier
Janine
Géraldine Bonnet-Guérin
Tiffany, la secrétaire
STUDIOS (4)
DETAILS
Release
Status
Released
Runtime
100 min (1h 40m)
Original Title
La Cité de la peur
Language
French
Country
Rating
7.5/10 (1,322 votes)
Popularity
1
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy about?
A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.
How long is Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy?
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy has a runtime of 100 minutes (1h 40m).
Who stars in Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy?
The cast of Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy includes Chantal Lauby, Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia, Gérard Darmon, Sam Karmann.
What is the rating of Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy?
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy has a rating of 7.5 out of 10 based on 1,322 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Comedy