Turf

Turf (2013) is a French comedy from director Fabien Onteniente you can watch online on iFILM. Four Paris pals burn through their spare change at the same betting shop day after day. There's the Greek, an osteopath; Fifi, who still lives with his mother; Fortuné, a West Indian; and Freddy, a hopeless gambler. They swear off the horses for good — and then Monsieur Paul, the local turf king, walks in.

Paul talks the friends into pooling their cash for a champion racehorse. The catch: the so-called champion is a broken-down old nag, and the four of them are now in far deeper than they can afford. This is easy, unpretentious genre fare that lives on its cast — Alain Chabat, Édouard Baer and Gérard Depardieu clearly having a ball. A good late-night pick if you enjoy broad French comedy about little guys and big bets. Stream Turf (2013) online on iFILM.