The Octopus

Le Poulpe (1998) is a French crime comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Jean-Pierre Darroussin plays Gabriel, a freelance private investigator who goes by the nickname The Octopus and only takes cases that genuinely interest him.

He follows his lover Clotilde (Clotilde Courau) to her hometown, a Loire Valley port where police want to ask about a desecrated family grave. Clotilde wants out fast. Gabriel, typically, starts poking around the docks and ends up tangled in something far more dangerous than a vandalized headstone. Directed by Guillaume Nicloux, this is a relaxed, wry French crime picture that earns its mood. Stream Le Poulpe online on iFILM.