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Jean-François Halin

Jean-François Halin

Writer · Born November 20, 1961 (64) · Le Mans, France

Born
November 20, 1961 (64)
From
Le Mans, France
Works as
Writer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 7% in 30 days

What are Jean-François Halin's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
34%
Society
21%
Self
20%
Ideas
14%
Morality
11%
Truth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 4 · Wry 2 · Earnest 3

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 8

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · 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 9 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
6
Joyful
5
Warm
4
Bittersweet
1
Thrilling
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet2

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 Jean-François Halin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jean-François Halin'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

25 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tanger blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Co-Writer

  • Le Gro Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Other

  • Sweet Sixty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Writer

  • OSS 117: From Africa with Love(2021)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Do You Do You Saint-Tropez(2021)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • MILF(2018)

    Adaptation

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • A Very Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 24 episodes · Creator · Screenplay

  • Our Futures(2015)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Les aventures de Philibert, capitaine puceau(2011)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • OSS 117: Lost in Rio(2009)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Groland - 15 ans d'âge... bête (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Writer

  • OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies(2006)

    Adaptation · Scenario Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Rire et châtiment(2003)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • Nouvelles neuves du monde de Moustic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

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

    Scenario Writer

  • Quasimodo d'el Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Writer

  • Paparazzi(1998)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • L'Année des Guignols - La Combine à Nanard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Author

  • Semaine des Guignols (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 43 episodes · Author

  • Groland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 32 episodes · Writer

  • L'Année des Guignols - Tout à fait Thierry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Author

  • L'Année des Guignols - Les Guignols de l'info n°1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Author

  • The News Puppets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 953 episodes · Writer

  • Happy End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 25 titles, 23 of them dated from 1988 to 2024.

Biggest box office

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)

Midcredits 85th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 25: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 25: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting23 of 25: 22 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stOther crew1 of 25: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew2010s4 · crew2020s4 · 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 Jean-François Halin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 4 are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most loved · writer

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)

Midcredits 85th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 7 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 Jean-François Halin's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jean-François Halin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jean-François Halin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicolas Altmayer shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers