The New Toy

Samy is content with his wife Alice in a working-class neighbourhood outside Paris, getting by through odd jobs and looking forward to the birth of their first child. When he reluctantly takes work as a night watchman at a luxury department store, his life is upended by Philippe Étienne, the wealthiest man in France, who opens the store for his son Alexandre's birthday and lets the boy take whatever he likes. Alexandre picks Samy. The arrangement draws Samy into a different world while the boy, lonely and used to getting his way, finds something he did not expect. The film is based on Francis Veber's 1976 comedy The Toy.

James Huth, who wrote the screenplay and produced with Richard Grandpré, directed. It followed Meet the Malawas (2019) in his filmography and preceded Wanted Santa (2025). Jamel Debbouze plays Samy opposite Daniel Auteuil as Philippe, with Alice Belaïdi as Alice, Simon Faliu as Alexandre, Lucie Fabry as Kelly Duchuc and Anna Cervinka as Léa.

Released in France in October 2022, the 111-minute comedy drama was made for about 13 million USD and returned roughly 7 million USD worldwide. On IMDb it holds 5.9/10 from 1,800 votes, while on TMDB it also stands at 5.9/10 from 182 votes.