Robin Campillo (French: [ʁɔbɛ̃ kɑ̃pijɔ]; born 16 August 1962; Mohammedia) is a French director, screenwriter and editor. He is known for his work on films such as The Class (2008), Heading South (2005), the French zombie film They Came Back (2004), Eastern Boys (2013), and Time Out (2001), the latter of which was placed at ninety-nine on Slant Magazine's best films of the 2000s, number nine of The Guardian's Best Films of the noughties, and number eleven at The A.V. Club's top fifty films of the 2000s. In 2017, he released 120 BPM (Beats per Minute) which received mass acclaim and went on to garner many awards, including the Grand Prix and 2017 César Award for Best Film.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 16, 1962 (64)
- Mohammedia, Morocco
- Writer, editor and director
- 16 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Robin Campillo's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13
Light 1 · Serious 7 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 11 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 7
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous7
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 Robin Campillo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Robin Campillo's 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, 16 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
The Electric Kiss(2026)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Enzo(2025)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Red Island(2023)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Loving Memories(2022)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Line(2022)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
The Workshop(2017)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Planetarium(2016)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Suite Armoricaine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Disorder(2015)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Returned(2015)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Return to Ithaca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Eastern Boys(2013)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Foxfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Returned(2012)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The Class(2008)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Heading South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
They Came Back(2004)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Who Killed Bambi?(2003)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Time Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Human Resources(1999)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Sanguinaires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Time Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 1999 to 2025.
Biggest box office
The Class (2008)
Highest rated
120 BPM (Beats Per Minute) (2017)
Most popular right now
The Returned (2015)
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
5 major awards from 11 major nominations, 2004–2025.
- Cannes award, nominated ×2
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best International Film
- Cannes award, won · Competition
- Cannes award, won · Grand Prize of the Jury
- Cannes award, won ×2
- Cannes award, nominated
- Venice award, won · Best Film
- Venice award, nominated
- Venice award, nominated · Best Film
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 Robin Campillo's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 16 titles divides audiences: 9 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Robin Campillo work with?
People who share at least 2 of Robin Campillo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeanne Lapoirie shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Laurent CantetShared titles: Enzo (2025), The Workshop (2017), The Class (2008), Human Resources (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Laurent Cantet
Writers
- Gilles MarchandShared titles: Red Island (2023), Eastern Boys (2013), Who Killed Bambi? (2003), Human Resources (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Gilles Marchand
- Rebecca ZlotowskiShared titles: The Electric Kiss (2026), Planetarium (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Rebecca Zlotowski
- Brigitte TijouShared titles: The Returned (2015), They Came Back (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Brigitte Tijou
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jeanne LapoirieShared titles: Enzo (2025), Red Island (2023), 120 BPM (Beats Per Minute) (2017), Eastern Boys (2013), They Came Back (2004)See all 5 shared titles with Jeanne Lapoirie
- Stephanie LegerShared titles: Red Island (2023), 120 BPM (Beats Per Minute) (2017), The Class (2008), They Came Back (2004), Human Resources (1999)See all 5 shared titles with Stephanie Leger
- Arnaud RebotiniShared titles: Red Island (2023), 120 BPM (Beats Per Minute) (2017), Eastern Boys (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Arnaud Rebotini
- Pierre MilonShared titles: The Workshop (2017), The Class (2008), Who Killed Bambi? (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Pierre Milon
Producers
- Marie-Ange LucianiShared titles: Enzo (2025), Red Island (2023), The Line (2022), 120 BPM (Beats Per Minute) (2017), Eastern Boys (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Marie-Ange Luciani
- Caroline BenjoShared titles: The Returned (2015), The Class (2008), They Came Back (2004), Who Killed Bambi? (2003), Human Resources (1999)See all 5 shared titles with Caroline Benjo
- Carole ScottaShared titles: The Class (2008), They Came Back (2004), Who Killed Bambi? (2003), Human Resources (1999)See all 4 shared titles with Carole Scotta
- Barbara LetellierShared titles: The Class (2008), Who Killed Bambi? (2003), Human Resources (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Barbara Letellier
Mixed roles
- Pierre SalvadoriShared titles: The Electric Kiss (2026), Planetarium (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Pierre Salvadori
