Luc Jacquet (5 December 1967 in Bourg-en-Bresse) is a French film director from Paris. He wrote and directed the movie March of the Penguins, which won an Oscar for best documentary feature in 2005. His current film is called The Fox And the Child. It has been released in Britain and Ireland in slightly re-edited dubbed English-language version with narration by Kate Winslet, and was released in the United States on 29 February 2008. Before his film directing career, Jacquet was a biologist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luc Jacquet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 5, 1967 (58)
- Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France
- Director and writer
- 4 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
Known for
What are Luc Jacquet's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Luc Jacquet's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Luc Jacquet'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
10 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Antarctica Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Antarctica: Ice and Sky(2015)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Once Upon a Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Botanist Francis Hallé Explains... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Fox and the Child(2007)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
March of the Penguins(2005)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Of Penguins and Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Rush Hour in Antarctica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Congress of Penguins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 1993 to 2023.
How do Luc Jacquet's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 79/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 4 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.
Who does Luc Jacquet work with?
People who share at least 2 of Luc Jacquet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jérôme Bouvier shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Sofie GråbølShared titles: March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (2017), March of the Penguins (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Sofie Gråbøl
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jérôme BouvierShared titles: March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (2017), Antarctica: Ice and Sky (2015), The Fox and the Child (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Jérôme Bouvier
- Cyrille AufortShared titles: March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (2017), Antarctica: Ice and Sky (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Cyrille Aufort
- Sabine EmilianiShared titles: The Fox and the Child (2007), March of the Penguins (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Sabine Emiliani
Producers
- Christophe LioudShared titles: March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (2017), The Fox and the Child (2007), March of the Penguins (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Christophe Lioud
- Emmanuel PriouShared titles: March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (2017), The Fox and the Child (2007), March of the Penguins (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Emmanuel Priou
- Yves DarondeauShared titles: March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (2017), The Fox and the Child (2007), March of the Penguins (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Yves Darondeau
