''The Guide to the Perfect Family'' () is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by

Ricardo Trogi Ricardo Trogi (born March 25, 1970) is a Canadians, Canadian filmmaker, director and actor. Career Trogi was born in Quebec City, Quebec. He began his filmmaking career as a contestant in the 1994-95 edition of ''La Course destination monde'', ty ...

and released in 2021. The film stars Louis Morissette and

Catherine Chabot Catherine Chabot is a Canadian actress, writer and film director.Maxime Demers"Catherine Chabot a trouvé sa voie" ''Le Journal de Montréal'', July 11, 2022. For her performance as Chloé Therrien in the 2019 film ''Compulsive Liar (Menteur)'', sh ...

as Martin Dubois and Marie-Soleil Blouin, a married couple with a tendency toward

helicopter parent A helicopter parent (also called a cosseting parent or simply a cosseter) is a parent considered overattentive and overly fearful for their child, particularly outside the home and at educational institutions. Helicopter parents are so named bec ...

ing. This creates problems for Rose ( Émilie Bierre), Louis's 16-year-old daughter from his prior marriage to Caroline (

Isabelle Guérard Isabelle Guérard (born July 1, 1978) is a Canadian film and television actress. She garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination as Best Actress at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2013 for '' The Storm Within (Rouge sang)'', and a Jutra Award n ...

). The film premiered theatrically in

Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

on July 14, 2021. It was acquired by

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for international distribution. In its year-end review of Canadian film and television in 2021, the trade magazine '' Playback'' ranked it as the Film of the Year.Mark Dillon
"Film of the Year: Le Guide de la famille parfaite"
'' Playback'', December 16, 2021.

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* 2021 films 2021 comedy-drama films Canadian comedy-drama films Films shot in Quebec Films set in Quebec Films directed by Ricardo Trogi 2020s French-language films French-language Canadian films 2020s Canadian films {{2020s-Canada-film-stub