Jaguar

Jaguar (Le Jaguar, 1996) is a French adventure comedy you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Francis Veber and starring Jean Reno and Patrick Bruel. An Amazonian shaman arrives in Paris for a goodwill tour, rides an elevator at the Hôtel de Crillon, and locks eyes with Perrin — a broke drifter dodging gambling debts.

Why Perrin? Nobody knows, least of all Perrin. But the shaman is certain, and before long Perrin finds himself deep in the Amazon rainforest alongside the shaman's interpreter Kampana, chasing something that cannot be translated into any European language. Danny Trejo also shows up, which tells you this trip is not going to be relaxing.

Veber — the writer-director behind The Dinner Game and The Toy — built his career on comic mismatches, and this one gives Jean Reno the rare chance to play a baffled ordinary man rather than a cold professional. Surprisingly warm for a film this absurd. Watch Jaguar (1996) online on iFILM.