Christophe Gans is a French film director, producer and screenwriter, who specializes in horror and fantasy movies. Gans was born in Antibes, France. As a teenager, he spent a large portion of his time creating kung fu-themed Super 8 movies with his friends. He later went on to attend the French film school Idhec, where he created his first short film, Silver Slime. He later spent time as a film critic before co-directing his first film, Necronomicon. His $29 million-budgeted film Brotherhood of the Wolf was a worldwide success, grossing over $70 million+ in theaters worldwide. It became the second-highest-grossing French-language film in the United States since 1980.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 11, 1960 (66)
- Antibes, France
- Director, writer and producer, also actor
- 7 on MovieCove · 9 credits in all
What are Christophe Gans' films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
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 1 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 5
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous4
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 Christophe Gans' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Christophe Gans' 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
9 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Return to Silent Hill(2026)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Beauty and the Beast(2014)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Silent Hill(2006)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Saint Ange(2004)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Brotherhood of the Wolf(2001)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Crying Freeman(1995)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all filmsSilver Slime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Fatal Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles, 8 of them dated from 1981 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Silent Hill (2006)
Highest rated
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Most popular right now
Return to Silent Hill (2026)
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 Christophe Gans' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 7 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.
Is Christophe Gans' work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run 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 Christophe Gans work with?
People who share at least 2 of Christophe Gans' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sébastien Prangère shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Sandra Vo-AnhShared titles: Return to Silent Hill (2026), Beauty and the Beast (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Sandra Vo-Anh
- Roger AvaryShared titles: Silent Hill (2006), Crying Freeman (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Roger Avary
Actors
- Vincent CasselShared titles: Beauty and the Beast (2014), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Vincent Cassel
- Alice KrigeShared titles: Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' (2006), Silent Hill (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Alice Krige
- Deborah Kara UngerShared titles: Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' (2006), Silent Hill (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Deborah Kara Unger
- Jodelle FerlandShared titles: Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' (2006), Silent Hill (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Jodelle Ferland
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Sébastien PrangèreShared titles: Return to Silent Hill (2026), Beauty and the Beast (2014), Silent Hill (2006), Saint Ange (2004), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)See all 5 shared titles with Sébastien Prangère
- Joseph LoDucaShared titles: Saint Ange (2004), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993)See all 3 shared titles with Joseph LoDuca
- Akira YamaokaShared titles: Return to Silent Hill (2026), Silent Hill (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Akira Yamaoka
- Pablo RossoShared titles: Return to Silent Hill (2026), Saint Ange (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Pablo Rosso
Producers
- Samuel HadidaShared titles: Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' (2006), Silent Hill (2006), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), Crying Freeman (1995), Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993)See all 5 shared titles with Samuel Hadida
- Victor HadidaShared titles: Return to Silent Hill (2026), Silent Hill (2006), Crying Freeman (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Victor Hadida
- Richard GrandpierreShared titles: Beauty and the Beast (2014), Saint Ange (2004), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Grandpierre
- Frédéric DoniguianShared titles: Beauty and the Beast (2014), Saint Ange (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Frédéric Doniguian
Mixed roles
- Don CarmodyShared titles: Path of Darkness: Making 'Silent Hill' (2006), Silent Hill (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Don Carmody
