Marquis de Sade
Writer · Died December 2, 1814, aged 74 · Paris, France
Born a rich nobleman, Marquis being his title rather than his birth name, De Sade gradually became a decadent libertine among the French society of Louis XVI. A liberally educated iconoclast, he wrote prose and verse, and specialized in testing the limits of decency, breaking taboos and shocking the aristocracy, often with sordid details drawn from real life. He was thought to have committed much of the perversions and debauchery he had written about. He was incarcerated in an asylum shortly before the French Revolution. After a decade of feverish creativity, he willingly gave up writing and lived his remaining years in uneventful calm.
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- June 2, 1740
- December 2, 1814 (aged 74)
- Paris, France
- Writer
- 9 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
What are Marquis de Sade's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 3 · Wry 2 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 7
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 4
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous2
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 Marquis de Sade's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Marquis de Sade'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
39 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
Justine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Everything you always wanted to know about Sade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Linhas Cruzadas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Philosophy in the Boudoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Justine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
120 Days of Sodom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Alfred Leslie: Cool Man In A Golden Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Lunacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The Sentimental Education of Eugenie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Quills(2000)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Helter Skelter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Sade en procès (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Anal Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
La philosophie dans le boudoir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Ravissement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Arietta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Marquis(1989)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Marquis de Sade’s Prosperities of Vice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Softly from Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Too Naughty to Say No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Wicked Memoirs of Eugenie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Erotic Symphony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Justine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Deliciosas Traições do Amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Justine and Juliette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
How to Seduce a Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Eugénie de Franval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Woods Are Wet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Eugenie de Sade(1973)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Justine de Sade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Beyond Love and Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
De mes amours décomposées (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Eugenie(1970)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all filmsLes filous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Vice and Virtue(1963)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
L'Age d'Or(1930)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 37 titles from 1930 to 2023.
Biggest box office
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
Highest rated
L'Age d'Or (1930)
Most popular right now
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
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.
How do Marquis de Sade's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 9 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 8 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.
Is Marquis de Sade's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
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 Marquis de Sade work with?
People who share at least 2 of Marquis de Sade's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jesús Franco shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Jesús FrancoShared titles: Eugenie de Sade (1973), Eugenie (1970), Marquis de Sade's Justine (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Jesús Franco
Writers
- Harry Alan TowersShared titles: Eugenie (1970), Marquis de Sade's Justine (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Harry Alan Towers
Actors
- Paul MullerShared titles: Eugenie de Sade (1973), Eugenie (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Muller
- Maria RohmShared titles: Eugenie (1970), Marquis de Sade's Justine (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Maria Rohm
Composers and cinematographers
- Bruno NicolaiShared titles: Eugenie de Sade (1973), Eugenie (1970), Marquis de Sade's Justine (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Bruno Nicolai
- Manuel MerinoShared titles: Eugenie de Sade (1973), Eugenie (1970), Marquis de Sade's Justine (1969)See all 3 shared titles with Manuel Merino