The Best Is Yet to Come

The Best Is Yet to Come (Le Meilleur reste à venir, 2019) is a French-Belgian comedy-drama you can watch online on iFILM. Co-directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière, it pairs two old friends — a hospital doctor and a broke bohemian — whose lives collide after a balcony fall and a spectacular medical mix-up.

Arthur works at a university hospital; César is perennially charming and perpetually broke. When César takes a bad fall, Arthur drags him to get checked out. A chain of misunderstandings leaves each man convinced the other has six months to live. Neither says a word — instead, both quietly start trying to give the other the best remaining time possible. Fabrice Luchini and Patrick Bruel make the dynamic between these two feel effortless and lived-in.

At 117 minutes the film takes its time, but the comedy pays off in genuinely warm moments. It was one of the better-reviewed French comedies of 2019. Watch The Best Is Yet to Come online on iFILM.