Jean-Pierre Améris (born 26 July 1961) is a French film director and screenwriter. His film Lightweight was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Source: Article "Jean-Pierre Améris" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Biography from TMDB.
- July 26, 1961 (65)
- Lyon, Rhône, France
- Director and writer
- 8 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Jean-Pierre Améris' films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 6 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jean-Pierre Améris' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jean-Pierre Améris' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
23 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Romantics Anonymous(2025)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Aimons-nous vivants(2025)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Danse ta vie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Take a Chance on Me(2023)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Til Death Do Us Part(2023)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Country Cabaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
My Father's Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Romantics Anonymous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Illiterate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Je vais mieux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Une famille à louer(2015)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Marie's Story(2014)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Man Who Laughs(2012)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
La Joie de vivre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Romantics Anonymous(2010)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Maman est folle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Call Me Elisabeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Lightweight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
C'est la vie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Bad Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Les aveux de l'innocent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Marriage Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Une saison en enfer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 1994 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Une famille à louer (2015)
Highest rated
Marie's Story (2014)
Most popular right now
Romantics Anonymous (2025)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
3 major awards from 4 major nominations, 1996–2004.
- Cannes award, nominated
- Cannes award, won · French Film
- Cannes award, won ×2
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Jean-Pierre Améris' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 78/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Jean-Pierre Améris work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jean-Pierre Améris' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Philippe Blasband shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Philippe BlasbandShared titles: Romantics Anonymous (2025), Marie's Story (2014), Romantics Anonymous (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Philippe Blasband
- Murielle MagellanShared titles: Take a Chance on Me (2023), Une famille à louer (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Murielle Magellan
Actors
- Philippe RebbotShared titles: Take a Chance on Me (2023), Une famille à louer (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Philippe Rebbot
- Benoît PoelvoordeShared titles: Une famille à louer (2015), Romantics Anonymous (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Benoît Poelvoorde
- Isabelle CarréShared titles: Marie's Story (2014), Romantics Anonymous (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Isabelle Carré
- Swann ArlaudShared titles: The Man Who Laughs (2012), Romantics Anonymous (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Swann Arlaud
Cinematographers and editors
- Virginie Saint-MartinShared titles: Take a Chance on Me (2023), Une famille à louer (2015), Marie's Story (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Virginie Saint-Martin
- Christine Lucas NavarroShared titles: Aimons-nous vivants (2025), Take a Chance on Me (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Christine Lucas Navarro
- Anne SouriauShared titles: Une famille à louer (2015), Marie's Story (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Anne Souriau
- Gérard SimonShared titles: The Man Who Laughs (2012), Romantics Anonymous (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Gérard Simon
Producers
- Denis CarotShared titles: Aimons-nous vivants (2025), Take a Chance on Me (2023), Marie's Story (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Denis Carot
- Sophie RévilShared titles: Aimons-nous vivants (2025), Take a Chance on Me (2023), Marie's Story (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Sophie Révil
- Arlette ZylberbergShared titles: Une famille à louer (2015), Romantics Anonymous (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Arlette Zylberberg
- Nathalie GastaldoShared titles: Une famille à louer (2015), Romantics Anonymous (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Nathalie Gastaldo