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Stéphane Foenkinos

Stéphane Foenkinos

Director and writer · Born October 27, 1968 (58) · Paris, France

Born
October 27, 1968 (58)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 70 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 15% in 30 days

What are Stéphane Foenkinos' films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Self
37%
Survival
14%
Ideas
7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
2
Melancholic
1
Absurd
1
Romantic
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
1

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 Stéphane Foenkinos' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stéphane Foenkinos' 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

70 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Colours of Time(2025)

    as Louis Leroy

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Samantha Chérie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Présentateur JT

  • Sale race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Colored (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • La Syndicaliste(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The (In)Famous Youssef Salem(2022)

    as Pierre de Choudens

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Rose(2021)

    as Stéphane, dinner guest

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Fantasies(2021)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Emily in Paris(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Renato

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Jealous(2017)

    Director · Screenplay · as Nathalie's yoga teacher

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Marie-Francine(2017)

    as le prétendant gay de Marie-Francine

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Dalida(2016)

    as Journalist Olympia

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Open at Night(2016)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Allied(2016)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Spectre(2015)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Walk(2015)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Magic in the Moonlight(2014)

    Locale Casting Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • La trilogie du canard (Élise, Gédéon, Sofia) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Delicacy(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Midnight in Paris(2011)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Tourist(2010)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Sans laisser de traces(2010)

    Casting · as Créatif pub 1

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Cake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Casting Coordinator

  • Leur morale… et la nôtre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Casting

  • Hard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · Writer

  • Souvenir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Visitor(2007)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Female Agents(2008)

    Casting · as Contrôleur train

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Intimate Enemies(2007)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • La Vie d'artiste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Casting Associate

  • My Place in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Casting

  • The Necklace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Casting

  • Ambitious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Casting

  • Casino Royale(2006)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hey Good Looking!(2006)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Orchestra Seats(2006)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Olé ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Casting

  • Le Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Casting

  • Arsène Lupin(2004)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Story Of My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Casting

  • Cause toujours ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Casting

  • Mixed Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Casting Director

  • Notre Musique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Casting

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

    Casting

  • Rire et châtiment(2003)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Special Delivery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Casting

  • 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Casting

  • J'ai faim !!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Casting · as Coiffeur 3

  • God Is Great and I'm Not(2001)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • How I Killed My Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Casting

  • In Praise of Love(2001)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Fortune Tellers and Misfortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Casting

  • Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre(2001)

    Casting · as Male nurse

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

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

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Made in France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Casting

  • After the Reconciliation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Casting

  • Confusion of Genders(2000)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow's Another Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Casting

  • Deuxième quinzaine de juillet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Casting

  • Le coeur à l'ouvrage(2000)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Soeur Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Casting

  • Bella ciao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Casting

  • Criminal Lovers(1999)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Little Brothers(1999)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The School of Flesh(1998)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Why Not Me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Casting

  • Alice and Martin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Casting

  • Too Much (Little) Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Casting

  • Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête(1989)

    as Man with a tic

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Majorettes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 70 titles, 69 of them dated from 1989 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Delicacy (2011)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Delicacy (2011)

Midcredits 67th

Film career

  • 2001Screen debut· J'ai faim !!!
  • 2025Best so far· Colours of Time

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting15 of 70: 10 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thDirecting6 of 70: 4 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting3 of 70: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew53 of 70: 49 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

70 titles, 6 with more than one role — other crew and acting overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s6 · crew2000s39 · 4 acting · 38 crew2010s14 · 4 acting · 12 crew2020s9 · 5 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 17th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

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.

How do Stéphane Foenkinos' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 35; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed12

Most loved · actor

Colours of Time (2025)

Midcredits 90th · 79% liked

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 Stéphane Foenkinos work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stéphane Foenkinos' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Foenkinos shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers