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Alain Chabat

Alain Chabat

Actor, writer, producer and director · Born November 24, 1958 (67) · Oran, Oranie, Algérie

Alain Chabat (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ ʃaba]; born 24 November 1958) is a French actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, producer and television presenter. Originally known for his work in the comedy group Les Nuls, including as the co-writer and lead actor of La Cité de la peur (1994), he later co-created and hosted the Burger Quiz game show, which became the most watched entertainment show in the history of French television. Chabat has also become a notable filmmaker of his own, typically both writing and starring in the movies he directed, which include cult comedy films such as Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002), RRRrrrr!!! (2004) and Houba! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012). He appeared in French Twist (1995), The Taste of Others (2000), Happily Ever After (2004), The Science of Sleep (2006), as well as briefly in the television series Kaamelott (2005). Additionally, he voiced the title character in the French dubbing of the Shrek franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alain Chabat, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
November 24, 1958 (67)
From
Oran, Oranie, Algérie
Works as
Actor, writer, producer and director
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 93 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 1% in 30 days

What are Alain Chabat's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy27 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Self
28%
Ideas
13%
Society
9%
Power
6%
Morality
6%
Survival
3%
Friendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 36 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 12

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 26 · Charged 12 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 23 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 5

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 27

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 29 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 30 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

25 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 25 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 25
Shadow
4 of 25
Trickster
4 of 25
Mentor
4 of 25
Herald
3 of 25
Shapeshifter
2 of 25
Show the 25 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
24
Absurd
19
Warm
16
Contemplative
9
Melancholic
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Feel-good26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous10
  • Cyclical1

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 Alain Chabat's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alain Chabat'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

93 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page; 30 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • High in the Clouds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Bigsby (voice)

  • Evil Dead Burn(2026)

    as Alice's Father (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Le vertige(2026)

    as Jacky (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Kaamelott: The Second Chapter(2025)

    as Le Duc d'Aquitaine

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Adaptation · Creator · Dialogue · Writer · as Astérix (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • God Save the Tuche(2025)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Lumière, Le Cinéma!(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Beating Hearts(2024)

    as Le père de Jackie

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Smoking Causes Coughing(2022)

    as Chef Didier (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Le Late avec Alain Chabat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Head of Story · Writer · as Self - Host

  • Incredible But True(2022)

    as Alain

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Little Nicholas - Happy as Can Be(2022)

    as Goscinny (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Burger Quiz Afrique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show Creator

  • Kaamelott: First Installment(2021)

    as Le Duc d'Aquitaine

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • #Iamhere(2019)

    as Stéphane

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Play(2019)

    as Le père de Max

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Keep an Eye Out(2018)

    as The victim's cry (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Santa & Cie(2017)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Santa

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets(2017)

    as Bob the Pirate

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Reality(2014)

    as Jason Tantra

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Astérix: The Mansions of the Gods(2014)

    as Senator Prospectus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Les Gamins(2013)

    as Gilbert

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Turf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Co-Writer · Executive Producer · as Le Grec

  • Mood Indigo(2013)

    as Jules Gouffé

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Ice Age: Continental Drift(2012)

    as Silas (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami(2012)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Dan Geraldo

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • A Thousand Words(2012)

    Producer · as Christian Leger de la Touffe

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • War of the Buttons(2011)

    as Maître Labru

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Great Restaurant II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as The Libertine Granting Monogamy

  • Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2(2011)

    as Silas

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Babies(2010)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Together Is Too Much (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • The Whistler(2009)

    as Le contrôleur des impôts

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Trésor(2009)

    as Jean-Pierre

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Little Nicholas(2009)

    Dialogue

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian(2009)

    as Napoleon Bonaparte

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Rien dans les poches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer · as Rita

  • A World of Ours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Le professeur d'anglais

  • Me Two(2008)

    Producer · as Gilles Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Daddy Cool(2008)

    as Norbert, le SDF

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Garage Babes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer · as La voix off

  • I Do: How to Get Married and Stay Single(2006)

    Producer · Writer · as Luis Costa

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Science of Sleep(2006)

    as Guy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Have you ever seen..? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 150 episodes · Producer · as Narrateur, autres voix additionnelles

  • Papa(2005)

    Additional Dialogue · Writer · as Papa

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • L'Intégrule 2 - Les Nuls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as (archive footage)

  • Happily Ever After(2004)

    as Georges

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Casablanca Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Dr. Brenson

  • RRRrrrr!!!(2004)

    Director · Writer · as Pierre (le Guérissologue)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Les clefs de bagnole(2003)

    as Dog Seller

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • L'Intégrule - Les Nuls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Scenario Writer · as (archive footage)

  • Leave Your Hands on My Hips (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Bernard, le metteur en scène

  • Bullit & Riper(2003)

    as Peter Mc Gray

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Chouchou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Stanislas de la Tour-Maubourg

  • Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra: Behind the Scenes(2002)

    Director · Writer · as Self - Director / Writer / Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra(2002)

    Director · Co-Producer · Screenplay · as Jules César

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Restauratec (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer · as Jean-Pierre Ranu

  • Burger Quiz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 163 episodes · Creator · as Présentateur · as Self - Host

  • L'Art (délicat) de la séduction(2001)

    as Maître Zen

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • La Cape et l'épée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ménestrel

  • Kitchendales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Enzo's mother (voice)

  • The Taste of Others(2000)

    as Bruno Deschamps

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Authentiques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Bricol'girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Writer · as The Rasta Man

  • Sitcom, A Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Étienne

  • Hard Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Le gynécologue et andologue

  • Influence Peddling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as le curé

  • Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Ivre-Mort pour la Patrie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Le général allemand

  • Desproges est vivant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • The Cousin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Gérard Delvaux

  • Didier(1997)

    Director · Co-Producer · Screenplay · as Didier

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Delphine : 1, Yvan : 0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Pierre Krief

  • Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as le courtisan à Versailles

  • L'histoire de les Nuls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Les Enfoirés 1995 - Les Enfoirés à l'Opéra-Comique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • French Twist(1995)

    as Laurent Lafaye

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • 6 Days, 6 Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Thomas

  • Wacko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Le pilote

  • Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy(1994)

    Writer · as Serge Karamazov / Youri / Jacques, TV journalist

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • La classe américaine(1993)

    as Dubbing Voice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Les Enfoirés 1993 - Les Enfoirés chantent Starmania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Pizza Blob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Professeur Liégeois

  • Les nuls, l'émission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Writer · as self

  • Les secrets professionnels du Docteur Apfelgluck(1991)

    as Gérard Martinez

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Les nuls, l'émission avec Lio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Writer · as self

  • Les Nuls, l'émission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 56 episodes · Writer · as Self - Various characters

  • Histoire(s) de la télévision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 54 episodes · Creator · as Roland Gilet (le père)

  • Baby Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Passant cinéma

  • A.B.C.D. Nuls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 54 episodes · Creator · as Self

  • Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Client fugitif · as Le mari qui commande des bises pour sa femme

  • No Goal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 43 episodes · Creator · as le capitaine Lamar

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 93 titles, 92 of them dated from 1987 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

$413M worldwide

Highest rated

La classe américaine (1993)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

Film career

19872026

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting82 of 93: 61 only acting, 21 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thDirecting9 of 93: 1 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thWriting18 of 93: 4 only writing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thProducing14 of 93: 1 only producing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew8 of 93: 2 only other crew, 6 with another role

93 titles, 24 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · 2 acting · 2 crew1990s26 · 23 acting · 7 crew2000s30 · 27 acting · 14 crew2010s19 · 17 acting · 6 crew2020s14 · 12 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 24% of 51 roles
900005101520

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Alain Chabat's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 47; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 48 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned3
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Les clefs de bagnole (2003)

59th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

La classe américaine (1993)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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.

Is Alain Chabat's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles33–84 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles15–57 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles5–59 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles10–54 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles20–59 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Alain Chabat work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alain Chabat's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Laurent Dailland shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers