The Money Maker (2026)
The verdict
The Money Maker is a solid, watchable French film that mostly delivers on what it promises. It carries a 7.1/10 on TMDB across 134 ratings, which puts it comfortably above average. It runs a manageable 128 minutes. It's in theatres in Germany now — best caught on the big screen.
Reviewers singled out the performances and writing for praise. — distilled from critics' published reviews
Story
In post-war France, Jan Bojarski, a young Polish refugee, became the greatest counterfeiter of all time, the "Cézanne of counterfeit money". For more than fifteen years, this man led a double life, unbeknownst to his family, making counterfeits in a garden shed that were "truer" than the bills issued by the Banque de France... All these years, this peerless counterfeiter managed to avoid being caught by the police, and became the bête noire of Commissaire Mattei in a hunt that, for these two obsessives, turned into a duel.
Good to know
| Runtime | 128 min |
| Watch with family? | 16 · Older kids & up |
| Genre | History / Drama |
| Language | French |
| Best screen | Theatre / big screen |
Director
Jean-Paul Salomé
Cast
Where to watch in Germany
Trailer
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