Pierre Jolivet (born 9 October 1952) is a French director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. His film Zim and Co. was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and his film The Night Watchman won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film in 2015. His brother is Marc Jolivet, the actor, script-writer, director, and humourist. They are the sons of Jacques Jolivet (author), and Arlette Thomas, the French voice of the cartoon characters Calimero and Titi (Tweety). Source: Article "Pierre Jolivet" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 9, 1952 (74)
- Saint-Mandé, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France
- Writer, director and actor, also producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Pierre Jolivet's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 4
Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Heroas The Man in The Last Battle (1983)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous3
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 Pierre Jolivet's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Pierre Jolivet'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
27 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Green Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Victor & Célia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
The Brigade(2017)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Night Watchmen(2015)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Armed Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Very Very Big Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Je crois que je l'aime(2007)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Zim and Co (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Only Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Warrior's Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
My Little Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
In All Innocence(1998)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Return to Paradise(1998)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Fred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Trapped by a Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Fortune Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Simple mortel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Make It Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Strictement personnel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Subway(1985)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Last Battle(1983)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Salut, j'arrive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
The Penultimate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Alors... Heureux ? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
The Desert of Pigalle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Une vie de rêve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 1958 to 2023.
Film career
- 1983Screen debut· The Last Battle
- 1983First top-billed film· The Last Battle
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 Pierre Jolivet's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 5 are Broadly Agreed.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 63/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 8 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.
Who does Pierre Jolivet work with?
People who share at least 2 of Pierre Jolivet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yves Deschamps shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Luc BessonShared titles: Subway (1985), The Last Battle (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Luc Besson
Writers
- Simon MichaëlShared titles: The Night Watchmen (2015), Je crois que je l'aime (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Simon Michaël
- Olivier SchatzkyShared titles: Return to Paradise (1998), Uncontrollable Circumstances (1989)See all 2 shared titles with Olivier Schatzky
Actors
- François BerléandShared titles: Je crois que je l'aime (2007), In All Innocence (1998)See all 2 shared titles with François Berléand
- Mar SodupeShared titles: Je crois que je l'aime (2007), In All Innocence (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Mar Sodupe
- Jean BouiseShared titles: Subway (1985), The Last Battle (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Bouise
- Jean RenoShared titles: Subway (1985), The Last Battle (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Reno
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Yves DeschampsShared titles: The Brigade (2017), The Night Watchmen (2015), Je crois que je l'aime (2007), In All Innocence (1998)See all 4 shared titles with Yves Deschamps
- Adrien JolivetShared titles: The Brigade (2017), The Night Watchmen (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Adrien Jolivet
- Jérôme AlmérasShared titles: The Brigade (2017), The Night Watchmen (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jérôme Alméras
- Pascal RidaoShared titles: Je crois que je l'aime (2007), In All Innocence (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Pascal Ridao
Producers
- Marc-Antoine RobertShared titles: The Brigade (2017), The Night Watchmen (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Marc-Antoine Robert
- Xavier RigaultShared titles: The Brigade (2017), The Night Watchmen (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Xavier Rigault
