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René Goscinny

René Goscinny

Writer, also director and producer · Died November 5, 1977, aged 51 · Paris, France

René Goscinny was a Polish-French comics editor and writer, who is best known internationally for the comic book Astérix, which he created with illustrator Albert Uderzo, and for his work on the comic series Lucky Luke with Morris (considered the series' golden age) and Iznogoud with Jean Tabary. Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, later moving to Argentina, New York, and later back to France to join the French Army in 1946. He served at Aubagne, in the 141st Alpine Infantry Battalion. Promoted to senior corporal, he became the appointed illustrator of the regiment and drew illustrations and posters for the army.  The following year, he illustrated the book The Girl with The Eyes of Gold and returned to New York.  Goscinny then became art director at Kunen Publishers where he wrote four books for children.  He went on to create for numerous magazine, cartoon and publishing agencies including World Press agency, Edipress/Edifrance, and TinTin magazine, among others.   In 1975 Goscinny's made script titled  "Le Maître du Monde" (Master of the worl) which he sent to Peter Sellers asking if he would be interested in playing the main role, receiving no response. The following year The Pink Panther Strikes Again (staring Sellers) was released, containing many similarities to Goscinny's script. Goscinny tried to sue the director Blake Edwards but the lawsuit was cancelled due to Goscinny's death in 1977.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 4, 1926
Died
November 5, 1977 (aged 51)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Writer, also director and producer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 51 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

What are René Goscinny's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Animation14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
41%
Society
24%
Morality
13%
Power
10%
Self
9%
Ideas
3%
Survival
1%
Friendship12 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 26 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 11

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

Gentle 19 · Charged 8 · Intense 0

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

Steady 24 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 22

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 26 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
26
Absurd
15
Thrilling
12
Warm
6
Tense
3
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy25
  • Bittersweet3

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 René Goscinny's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for René Goscinny'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

51 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Asterix: The Kingdom of Nubia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Characters

  • Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Book · In Memory Of

  • Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Comic Book

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • In the boots of Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · In Memory Of

  • Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom(2023)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Little Nicholas - Happy as Can Be(2022)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Little Nicholas' Treasure(2021)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Dogmatix and the Indomitables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 104 episodes · Characters · Creator

  • Le Petit Nicolas: tous en vacances ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show Creator

  • Kid Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 52 episodes · Characters · Comic Book

  • Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion(2018)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Personne ne bouge ! - René Goscinny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as René Goscinny

  • Astérix: The Mansions of the Gods(2014)

    Comic Book

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Nicholas on Holiday(2014)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia(2012)

    Comic Book

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Daltons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 191 episodes · Characters

  • Lucky Luke(2009)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Little Nicholas(2009)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Little Nick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show Creator

  • Asterix at the Olympic Games(2008)

    Author

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Go West: A Lucky Luke Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Novel

  • Lucky Luke - Des rails sur la prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Scenario Writer

  • Asterix and the Vikings(2006)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Iznogoud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer

  • Lucky Luke and the Daltons(2004)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra(2002)

    Author

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The New Adventures of Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show Creator

  • Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar(1999)

    Author

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Iznogoud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 52 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Asterix in America(1994)

    Comic Book

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Luke(1991)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Asterix and the Big Fight(1989)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Asterix in Britain(1986)

    Scenario Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Asterix Versus Caesar(1985)

    Author

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 52 episodes · Writer

  • Lucky Luke - Des barbelés sur la prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Scenario Writer

  • Lucky Luke: The Daltons on the Run(1983)

    Author · as Jolly Jumper (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons(1978)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Minichronique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 26 episodes · Creator · Writer · as Self - Presenter

  • The Twelve Tasks of Asterix(1976)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Down-in-the-Hole Gang(1974)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Aujourd'hui à Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Writer

  • Le viager(1972)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Daisy Town(1971)

    Director · Adaptation · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Judge Roy Bean(1971)

    Comic Book

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Asterix and Cleopatra(1968)

    Director · Comic Book · as (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Asterix the Gaul(1967)

    Comic Book

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Deux Romains en Gaule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer · as Le tavernier

  • Tintin and the Blue Oranges(1964)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Busybody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Writer

  • Astérix et les Douze Travaux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Characters · Comic Book

Career shape

A full career of 51 titles, 49 of them dated from 1961 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008)

$132M worldwide

Highest rated

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight (2025)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 51: 1 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting4 of 51: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting46 of 51: 35 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdProducing3 of 51: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew8 of 51: 4 only other crew, 4 with another role

51 titles, 11 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1960s5 · 2 acting · 5 crew1970s8 · crew1980s6 · 1 acting · 6 crew1990s4 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew2020s9 · crew

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 René Goscinny's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 29; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer

Judge Roy Bean (1971)

74th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 24 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 René Goscinny's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 2 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles31–43 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles13–31 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 3 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian 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 René Goscinny work with?

People who share at least 2 of René Goscinny's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Albert Uderzo shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles