# The Better Me (2026)

**German title:** Alter ego


**Genres:** Comedy

**Duration:** 99 min

**IMDb:** [6.5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35591633/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.5](https://letterboxd.com/film/alter-ego-2026/)

## Description

A bald man's life unravels when his new neighbor moves in - an exact double of himself, but with a full head of hair.

## Details

**Premiere:** 16 Sep 2026 (in 10 days)

**Director:** Nicolas Charlet, Bruno Lavaine, Nicolas & Bruno

**Cast:** Laurent Lafitte, Blanche Gardin, Olga Kurylenko, Marc Fraize, Zabou Breitman, Bertrand Goncalves, Ahmed Hammadi Chassin, Giovanni Pucci, Léo Garcia, Olivier Brabant, Olivier Bayart, Emmanuel Plovier

**Countries:** France

**Languages:** French

**Available versions:** OmeU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObYzfs8ITaE)

## Showtimes in Cologne in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-09-16 (Wednesday)

- **[Astor Film Lounge Residenz](https://cologne.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/285-astor-film-lounge-residenz.md) (Innenstadt):** [2026-09-16 14:00](https://koeln.premiumkino.de/vorstellung/the-better-me-franz-omeu/2026916/140/X-PjUV--KcCNgKAPID1TIILXYWkMkKj3wt1BnowaeLU~)  (OmeU)