Le Crime Du 3e Étage - When Hitchcock Moves Into a Parisian Apartment Building

Rémi Bezançon delivers a knockout punch with "Le Crime Du 3e Étage" (Murder on the Third Floor), a police comedy-thriller that attracted 163,935 viewers in its first week in French cinemas in March 2026. With a stellar cast featuring Gilles Lellouche, Laetitia Casta, and Guillaume Gallienne, the film pulls off the bold gamble of blending Hitchcockian suspense with quintessentially French humor in a perfectly balanced cocktail.

The plot revolves around Colette (Casta), a film professor passionate about Alfred Hitchcock's work, who moves into a Parisian apartment building with her husband (Gallienne). She quickly begins to suspect her new third-floor neighbor (Lellouche) of having murdered his wife. Consumed by her theories, she drags her husband into an investigation that is as dangerous as it is hilarious, navigating between paranoia and reality in a cat-and-mouse game that pays homage to the master of suspense while remaining firmly rooted in contemporary French comedy.

Gilles Lellouche is magnetic in an ambiguous role that has him oscillating between charming neighbor and potentially dangerous man. Laetitia Casta shines with her comedic energy and ability to carry the suspense, while Guillaume Gallienne steals laughs with impeccable timing. The film proves that French cinema can rival the best Hollywood productions when it comes to intelligent entertainment.