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Cédric Kahn

Cédric Kahn

Actor, writer and director, also producer · Born June 17, 1966 (60) · Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Cédric Kahn (French: [kan]; born 17 June 1966) is a French screenwriter, film director and actor. His films include L'Ennui (1998), based on the Alberto Moravia novel Boredom, and Red Lights (2004), based on the Georges Simenon novel. His film Roberto Succo was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 17, 1966 (60)
From
Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Works as
Actor, writer and director, also producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 24% in 30 days

What are Cédric Kahn's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Self
32%
Bonds
22%
Morality
12%
Power
11%
Survival
10%
Ideas
7%
Society
7%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 8

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 5

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles
  • Threshold guardianas Isaac Raphaelson in Aliyah (2012)
  • Shadowas Boris Marker in After Love (2016)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
10
Contemplative
4
Dread
3
Bittersweet
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Cédric Kahn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Cédric Kahn'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

48 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Place to Heal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Screenplay · as Étienne

  • Jupiter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • From Her Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Paul / Eliott

  • Ollie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Jean-Marc Labat

  • Cross Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Cassano (voice)

  • Drone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Richard

  • Les Poussières (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Commissioner (voice)

  • Madame de Sévigné(2023)

    as Comte de Grignan

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Making Of(2023)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Daniel d'Arthez

  • Summer Frost(2022)

    as André

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Goldman Case(2023)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Neneh Superstar(2022)

    as Jean-Claude Kahane

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Spirit of Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Marc

  • November(2022)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Lucienne in a World Without Solitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Paul/Eliott

  • The Mad Women's Ball(2021)

    as François Cléry

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Happy Birthday(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Vincent

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Head Above Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as François

  • Cold War(2018)

    as Michel

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Prayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Writer

  • After Love(2016)

    as Boris

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Up for Love(2016)

    as Bruno, l'ex de Diane et son associé

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Anarchists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Gaspard

  • Wild Life(2014)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Miss and the Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Boris Pizarnik

  • Aliyah(2012)

    as Isaac Raphaelson

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Il était une fois... À nos amours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • A Better Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Regrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • Ambitious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Writer

  • The Airplane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • Red Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • Roberto Succo(2001)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Boredom(1998)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Culpabilité zéro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Don't Forget You're Going to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Benoit's Friend

  • All the Boys and Girls of Their Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Happy, Too Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Writer

  • Normal People Are Nothing Exceptional (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer

  • L’exposé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Editor

  • Railway Bar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Overseas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Screenplay

  • Les dernières heures du millénaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director · Writer

  • Les Petits Bateaux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Screenstory

  • Before the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • La faille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Sud-est (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles, 43 of them dated from 1988 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Cold War (2018)

$20M worldwide

Highest rated

Cold War (2018)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting28 of 48: 26 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thDirecting17 of 48: 3 only directing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thWriting18 of 48: 4 only writing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thEditing1 of 48: 1 only editing, 0 with another role

48 titles, 14 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s10 · 1 acting · 9 crew2000s5 · crew2010s12 · 9 acting · 4 crew2020s15 · 13 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
1217

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Cédric Kahn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Summer Frost (2022)

63rd percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Cold War (2018)

Midcredits 95th · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Cédric Kahn'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 59 · 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 Cédric Kahn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cédric Kahn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yann Dedet shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers