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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Samuel Labarthe, ranked

Samuel Labarthe appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as Agatha Christie's Criminal Games: Why not Martin? or Poulets Grillés.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 3 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Samuel Labarthe appears. Revisit old favorites or discover hidden gems, whether books or film productions. We invite you to watch, read, and vote for any title, joining the debate of whether the book or the movie is better.
Agatha Christie's Criminal Games: Why not Martin?. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1934 book, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
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Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Agatha Christie, 1934
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Agatha Christie's Criminal Games: Why not Martin?
Marc Angelo, 2013

Avril comes to a dying man’s rescue on a cliff. While she hears his last words, she notices a small woman’s portrait next to him. She seeks help at the nearby village, but when she returns, the man has died and the photo is missing. Commissioner Laurence gets on the case: who was that man? And who is this mysterious woman in the photo?

Poulets Grillés. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2015 book, The Awkward Squad
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The Awkward Squad
Sophie Hénaff, 2015
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Poulets Grillés
Pascal Lahmani, 2022

A fallen star of the Lyon criminal police following a serious mistake, Anne Capestan finds herself in charge of the mysterious “4th brigade”: a unit to which all the impossible-to-get-rid-of misfits clogging up departments are transferred.

Le divorce. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1997 book, Le Divorce
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Le Divorce
Diane Johnson, 1997
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Le divorce
James Ivory, 2003

Isabel Walker travels to Paris to visit her sister Roxy, a poet who lives with her husband, Frenchman Charles-Henri de Persand, and their young daughter. Roxy is pregnant, but her husband has just walked out on her without explanation. Isabel discovers that he has a mistress, a Russian woman, whom he intends to marry after securing a divorce from Roxy.